About Sarhan Village

Sarhan is a large village in Pandarak tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,969, made up of 1,541 males and 1,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1146 hectares hectares.

Sarhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarhan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Pandarak
Area (hectares)	1146 hectares
Population	2,969
Male Population	1,541
Female Population	1,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
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 Sarhan compares

By the 2011 count Sarhan is the 13th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,874 residents. Its 1146 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sarhan

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

Sarhan lies about 12 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Sonpur Junction, 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 Sarhan
Nearest town	Sonepur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Sonpur Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pandarak	12 km
District headquarters	Patna	12 km

Villages closest to Sarhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarhan village had a population of 2,969. That makes it the 13th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,874 residents.

Sarhan village has 1,541 males and 1,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarhan has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Sarhan covers 1146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarhan falls under Pandarak tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarhan is Sonpur Junction, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarhan.

Sarhan is about 12 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarhan is in Pandarak tehsil of Patna district. Sonepur is about under 2 km away. Sonpur Junction is about under 2 km away. Pandarak is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.