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About Sahri Village

Sahri is one of the larger villages in Barh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,698, made up of 5,685 males and 5,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Barh
Pincode 803214
Area (hectares) 459 hectares
Population 10,698
Male Population 5,685
Female Population 5,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahri compares

By the 2011 count Sahri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents. Its 459 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Sahri

Sahri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahri as Available within village. 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 Sahri from other places

Sahri lies about 61 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Sahari, about under 2 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 Sahri
Nearest railway station Sahari under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barh 2.2 km
Nearest town Bārh 2.2 km
District headquarters Patna 61 km

Villages closest to Sahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahri village had a population of 10,698. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents.

Sahri village has 5,685 males and 5,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahri has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Sahri is 803214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahri covers 459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahri falls under Barh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahri is Sahari, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahri.

Sahri is about 61 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahri is in Barh tehsil of Patna district. Sahari is about under 2 km away. Barh is about 2.2 km away. Bārh is about 2.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rana Bigha (under 2 km), Banarsi (2.5 km) and Agwanpur (2.5 km).

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

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