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About Sahawa Village

Sahawa is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 78 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,321 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Sahawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 78
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,321
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahawa compares

By the 2011 count Sahawa is the 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sahawa

Sahawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahawa as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahawa from other places

Sahawa lies about 121 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 3.9 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 Sahawa
Nearest railway station Kusheshwar Asthan 3.9 km
Nearest town Bakhri 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 27 km
District headquarters Purnia 121 km

Villages closest to Sahawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahawa village had a population of 181. That makes it the 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Sahawa village has 78 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahawa has about 1321 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Sahawa covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahawa falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahawa is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sahawa is about 121 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahawa is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 3.9 km away. Bakhri is about 24 km away. Dagarua is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balarpur (6.8 km), Pipra (9.4 km) and Amna (9.4 km).

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

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