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About Sahalo Village

Sahalo is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,960, made up of 1,000 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Sahalo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahalo village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,960
Male Population 1,000
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sahalo compares

By the 2011 count Sahalo is the 64th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Sahalo

Sahalo is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sahalo as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahalo from other places

Sahalo lies about 31 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 16 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 Sahalo
Tehsil headquarters Amour 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 16 km
Nearest town Kasba 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 31 km

Villages closest to Sahalo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahalo village had a population of 1,960. That makes it the 64th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Sahalo village has 1,000 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahalo has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Sahalo covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahalo falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahalo is Jalalgarh, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahalo.

Sahalo is about 31 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahalo is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 3.4 km away. Jalalgarh is about 16 km away. Kasba is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rani (under 2 km), Dhadhia (under 2 km) and Kochka Kishunpur (1.6 km).

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

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