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About Saharia Village

Saharia is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 364 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares.

Saharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 364
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saharia compares

By the 2011 count Saharia is the 83rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Saharia

The census records public bus service for Saharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saharia from other places

Saharia lies about 43 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 11 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 Saharia
Nearest railway station Kanki 11 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 43 km

Villages closest to Saharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharia village had a population of 718. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Saharia village has 364 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharia has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Saharia covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharia falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saharia is Kanki, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saharia.

Saharia is about 43 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saharia is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 11 km away. Kishanganj is about 19 km away. Baisa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonamani (under 2 km), Aura (under 2 km) and Khagaura (under 2 km).

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

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