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About Sahorwa Village

Sahorwa is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 317 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahorwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahorwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 317
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahorwa compares

By the 2011 count Sahorwa is the 59th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Sahorwa

Sahorwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sahorwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahorwa from other places

Sahorwa lies about 32 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Dhamara Ghat, about 3.6 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 Sahorwa
Nearest railway station Dhamara Ghat 3.6 km
Nearest town Khagaria 20 km
District headquarters Saharsa 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahishi 34 km

Villages closest to Sahorwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahorwa village had a population of 620. That makes it the 59th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Sahorwa village has 317 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahorwa has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

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

Sahorwa covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahorwa falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahorwa is Dhamara Ghat, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sahorwa.

Sahorwa is about 32 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahorwa is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Dhamara Ghat is about 3.6 km away. Khagaria is about 20 km away. Saharsa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapaita (20 km), Parewa (23 km) and Baghwa (27 km).

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

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