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About Sahora Village

Sahora is a large village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,013, made up of 1,607 males and 1,406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares.

Sahora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 3,013
Male Population 1,607
Female Population 1,406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Sahora compares

By the 2011 count Sahora is the 14th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Sahora

Sahora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahora 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 Sahora from other places

Sahora lies about 32 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Adarsh Manpur, about 18 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 Sahora
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Adarsh Manpur 18 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 20 km
District headquarters Jamui 32 km

Villages closest to Sahora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Sahora

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahora village had a population of 3,013. That makes it the 14th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Sahora village has 1,607 males and 1,406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahora has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Sahora covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahora falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahora is Adarsh Manpur, about 18 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 Sahora.

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

Sahora is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 3.8 km away. Adarsh Manpur is about 18 km away. Sheikhpura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (under 2 km), Sagawan (1.5 km) and Mandra (1.6 km).

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

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