About Sahwara Village

Sahwara is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 484 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Sahwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahwara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	942
Male Population	484
Female Population	458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahwara compares

By the 2011 count Sahwara is the 88th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sahwara

Sahwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahwara from other places

Sahwara lies about 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 15 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 Sahwara
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	13 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	13 km
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	34 km

Villages closest to Sahwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari 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 Sahwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahwara village had a population of 942. That makes it the 88th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Sahwara village has 484 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahwara has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Sahwara covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahwara falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahwara is Ner Halt, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sahwara is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahwara is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 13 km away. Tekāri is about 13 km away. Ner Halt is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.