About Saho Village

Saho is one of the larger villages in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27,390, made up of 14,579 males and 12,811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1862 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saho village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Biraul
Pincode	847201
Area (hectares)	1862 hectares
Population	27,390
Male Population	14,579
Female Population	12,811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saho compares

By the 2011 count Saho is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 1862 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Saho

Saho is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saho as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saho from other places

Saho lies about 32 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 8.8 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 Saho
Nearest railway station	Biraul	8.8 km
Nearest town	Benipur	9.3 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	32 km

Villages closest to Saho

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.

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Common questions about Saho

As per the Census of India 2011, Saho village had a population of 27,390. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Saho village has 14,579 males and 12,811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saho has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Saho is 847201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saho covers 1862 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saho falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saho is Biraul, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saho.

Saho is about 32 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saho is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 8.8 km away. Benipur is about 9.3 km away. Darbhanga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.