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About Saharsa

Saharsa is a district in Bihar, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Saharsa was 1,900,661 with a growth rate of 26.02%. Saharsa covers 1,687 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Saharsa's population is 906 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 933 females out of 1000 males.

For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Saharsa, Urban/Rural population of Saharsa, Literacy data of Saharsa and Religion wise data of Saharsa. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Saharsa, Bihar, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Saharsa

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Population
1,900,661
Growth (%)
26.02
Male Population
997,174
Sex Ratio
906
Female Population
903,487
Child Sex Ratio
933
Area ( In Km. Square )
1,687

Urban/Rural Population of Saharsa

Description
Value
Description
Value
Urban Population
156,540
Rural Population
1,744,121
Urban Population (%)
8.24
Rural Population (%)
91.76
Urban male Population
83,291
Rural Male Population
913,883
Urban Female Population
73,249
Rural Female Population
830,238
Urban Sex Ratio
879
Rural Sex Ratio
908

Literacy data of Saharsa

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Literate
804,996
Literacy (%)
53.20
Male Literate
506,374
Male Literacy (%)
63.56
Female Literate
298,622
Female Literacy (%)
41.68
Urban Literate
98,919
Rural Literate
706,077
Urban Male Literates
57,280
Urban Male Literacy (%)
82
Rural Male Literates
449,094
Rural Male Literacy (%)
61.79
Urban Female Literates
41,639
Urban Female Literacy (%)
68.33
Rural Female Literates
256,983
Rural Female Literacy (%)
39.20

Religion Wise Data of Saharsa

Description
Value
Description
Value
Hindu
1,629,254
Hindu (%)
85.72
Muslim
266,620
Muslim (%)
14.03
Sikh
197
Sikh (%)
0.01
Christian
1,292
Christian (%)
0.07
Jain
109
Jain (%)
0.01
Buddhist
60
Buddhist (%)
0
Other
8
Other (%)
0
Not Avaiable
3,121
Not Avaiable (%)
0.16

List of tehsils in Saharsa

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Banma Itahri

Area ( Km2 ): 65

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Kahara

Area ( Km2 ): 139

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Mahishi

Area ( Km2 ): 172

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Nauhatta

Area ( Km2 ): 182

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Patarghat

Area ( Km2 ): 174

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Salkhua

Area ( Km2 ): 157

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Satar Kataiya

Area ( Km2 ): 160

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Saur Bazar

Area ( Km2 ): 236

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Simri Bakhtiarpur

Area ( Km2 ): 253

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Sonbarsa

Area ( Km2 ): 149