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About Sahasram Village

Sahasram is a large village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,760, made up of 2,387 males and 2,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahasram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahasram village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 847203
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 4,760
Male Population 2,387
Female Population 2,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahasram compares

By the 2011 count Sahasram is the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sahasram

Sahasram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sahasram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahasram from other places

Sahasram lies about 36 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 5.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sahasram
Nearest railway station Biraul 5.7 km
Nearest town Benipur 12 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 36 km

Villages closest to Sahasram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biraul tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sahasram

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahasram village had a population of 4,760. That makes it the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Sahasram village has 2,387 males and 2,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahasram has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Sahasram is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahasram covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahasram falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahasram is Biraul, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sahasram.

Sahasram is about 36 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahasram is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 5.7 km away. Benipur is about 12 km away. Darbhanga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patania (under 2 km), Lalpur (under 2 km) and Athar (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sahasram today is likely to be higher.

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