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About Sahawa Village

Sahawa is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 273 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares.

Sahawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 273
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahawa compares

By the 2011 count Sahawa is the 58th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 936.

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 - 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 - 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 18 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, 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 Sahawa
Nearest railway station Rautara 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 18 km

Villages closest to Sahawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 530. That makes it the 58th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Sahawa village has 273 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahawa has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Sahawa covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahawa falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahawa is Rautara, 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 km distance for Sahawa.

Sahawa is about 18 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 Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 13 km away. Purnia East is about 18 km away. Purnia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhampur (1.6 km), Rasulpur (2.0 km) and Anaili (2.2 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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