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About Sahoria Village

Sahoria is a mid sized village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 341 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.33 hectares hectares.

Sahoria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahoria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Salkhua
Area (hectares) 165.33 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 341
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahoria compares

By the 2011 count Sahoria is the 35th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 165.33 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Sahoria

Sahoria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahoria 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahoria from other places

Sahoria lies about 47 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Umeshnagar, about 3.0 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 Sahoria
Nearest railway station Umeshnagar 3.0 km
Nearest town Khagaria 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Salkhua 28 km
District headquarters Saharsa 47 km

Villages closest to Sahoria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahoria village had a population of 641. That makes it the 35th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Sahoria village has 341 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahoria has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Sahoria covers 165.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahoria falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahoria is Umeshnagar, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sahoria.

Sahoria is about 47 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahoria is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Umeshnagar is about 3.0 km away. Khagaria is about 5.7 km away. Salkhua is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhirkhi (18 km), Kabirpur (19 km) and Chiraia (19 km).

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

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