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About Sahsaul Village

Sahsaul is one of the larger villages in Sonbarsa tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,415, made up of 5,860 males and 5,555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1054.36 hectares hectares.

Sahsaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahsaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Sonbarsa
Area (hectares) 1054.36 hectares
Population 11,415
Male Population 5,860
Female Population 5,555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahsaul compares

By the 2011 count Sahsaul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,997 residents. Its 1054.36 hectares work out to about 11 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 919.

Getting to Sahsaul

Sahsaul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahsaul as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paman, Pararia, Raghunathpur and Rakhauta. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sahsaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahsaul village had a population of 11,415. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,997 residents.

Sahsaul village has 5,860 males and 5,555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahsaul has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Sahsaul covers 1054.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahsaul falls under Sonbarsa tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The census record for Sahsaul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahsaul.

Sahsaul is in Sonbarsa tehsil of Saharsa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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