About Telhar Village

Telhar is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,880, made up of 2,533 males and 2,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	628 hectares
Population	4,880
Male Population	2,533
Female Population	2,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Telhar compares

By the 2011 count Telhar is the 13th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 628 hectares work out to about 7.8 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 899.

Getting to Telhar

Telhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Telhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Telhar from other places

Telhar lies about 13 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, 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 Telhar
Nearest town	Bangaon	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Saharsa Junction	13 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	13 km

Villages closest to Telhar

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.

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Common questions about Telhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Telhar village had a population of 4,880. That makes it the 13th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Telhar village has 2,533 males and 2,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telhar has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

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

Telhar covers 628 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Telhar falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Telhar is Saharsa Junction, about 13 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 village for Telhar.

Telhar is about 13 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Telhar is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 6.3 km away. Mahishi is about 6.5 km away. Saharsa Junction is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.