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About Sarhad Village

Sarhad is a small village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 136 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares.

Sarhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarhad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 136
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 772
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarhad compares

By the 2011 count Sarhad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Sarhad

Sarhad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarhad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Parawan, Pathak Bigha, Sahpur Milik and Salarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sarhad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarhad village had a population of 241. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Sarhad village has 136 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarhad has about 772 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Sarhad covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarhad falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The census record for Sarhad notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Sarhad.

Sarhad is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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