About Kahra Village

Kahra is a large village in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,093, made up of 2,121 males and 1,972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Kahara
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	502.9 hectares
Population	4,093
Male Population	2,121
Female Population	1,972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
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 Kahra compares

By the 2011 count Kahra is the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 502.9 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Kahra

Kahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kahra 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 Kahra from other places

Kahra lies about 2.3 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, about 2.1 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 Kahra
Nearest railway station	Saharsa Junction	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kahara	2.3 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	2.3 km

Villages closest to Kahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahra village had a population of 4,093. That makes it the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents.

Kahra village has 2,121 males and 1,972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahra has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Kahra is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahra covers 502.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kahra falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kahra is Saharsa Junction, about 2.1 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 Kahra.

Kahra is about 2.3 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahra is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Saharsa Junction is about 2.1 km away. Kahara is about 2.3 km away. Saharsa is about 2.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.