About Sahar Village

Sahar is one of the larger villages in Madhwapur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,368, made up of 7,463 males and 6,905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1127 hectares hectares.

Sahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Madhwapur
Area (hectares)	1127 hectares
Population	14,368
Male Population	7,463
Female Population	6,905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahar compares

By the 2011 count Sahar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,285 residents. Its 1127 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sahar

Sahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sahar from other places

Sahar lies about 30 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, 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 Sahar
Tehsil headquarters	Madhwapur	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Janakpur Road	18 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	28 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	30 km

Villages closest to Sahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahar village had a population of 14,368. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,285 residents.

Sahar village has 7,463 males and 6,905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahar has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Sahar covers 1127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahar falls under Madhwapur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahar is Janakpur Road, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sahar.

Sahar is about 30 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahar is in Madhwapur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhwapur is about 7.1 km away. Janakpur Road is about 18 km away. Jainagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.