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About Sahgaura Village

Sahgaura is a small village in Patarghat tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 83 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares.

Sahgaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahgaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Patarghat
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 83
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahgaura compares

By the 2011 count Sahgaura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 909.

Getting to Sahgaura

Sahgaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahgaura as Available within <5 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 Sahgaura from other places

Sahgaura lies about 16 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 11 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 Sahgaura
Nearest railway station Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Patarghat 11 km
District headquarters Saharsa 16 km

Villages closest to Sahgaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahgaura village had a population of 158. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents.

Sahgaura village has 83 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahgaura has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Sahgaura covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahgaura falls under Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahgaura is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sahgaura.

Sahgaura is about 16 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahgaura is in Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 11 km away. Patarghat is about 11 km away. Saharsa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulam (5.0 km), Lachhmipur (7.0 km) and Jamhra (8.6 km).

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

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