About Sahasram Village

Sahasram is a mid sized village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 294 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahasram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahasram village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Falka
Pincode	854114
Area (hectares)	367.32 hectares
Population	594
Male Population	294
Female Population	300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahasram compares

By the 2011 count Sahasram is the 35th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 367.32 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sahasram

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

Sahasram lies about 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 8.6 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
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	8.6 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	28 km
District headquarters	Katihar	29 km

Villages closest to Sahasram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahasram village had a population of 594. That makes it the 35th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Sahasram village has 294 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahasram has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sahasram is 854114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahasram covers 367.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahasram falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahasram is Bakhri, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahasram.

Sahasram is about 29 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahasram is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 6.0 km away. Bakhri is about 8.6 km away. Naugachhia is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.