About Sahara Village

Sahara is a mid sized village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,729, made up of 893 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares.

Sahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares)	338 hectares
Population	1,729
Male Population	893
Female Population	836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahara compares

By the 2011 count Sahara is the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sahara

Sahara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahara from other places

Sahara lies about 15 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 13 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 Sahara
Tehsil headquarters	Krityanand Nagar	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kirtyanand Nagar	13 km
District headquarters	Purnia	15 km

Villages closest to Sahara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Sahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahara village had a population of 1,729. That makes it the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Sahara village has 893 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahara has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Sahara covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahara falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahara is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahara.

Sahara is about 15 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahara is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Krityanand Nagar is about 13 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 13 km away. Purnia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.