About Sahru Village

Sahru is a large village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,668, made up of 1,418 males and 1,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahru village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Pincode	847105
Area (hectares)	191 hectares
Population	2,668
Male Population	1,418
Female Population	1,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
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 Sahru compares

By the 2011 count Sahru is the 22nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Sahru

Sahru is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sahru 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 Sahru from other places

Sahru lies about 27 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 18 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 Sahru
Tehsil headquarters	Shivaji Nagar	6.1 km
Nearest town	Benipur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Rambhaddarpur	18 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	27 km

Villages closest to Sahru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Sahru

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahru village had a population of 2,668. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Sahru village has 1,418 males and 1,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahru has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Sahru is 847105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahru covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahru falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahru is Rambhaddarpur, about 18 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 Sahru.

Sahru is about 27 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahru is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 6.1 km away. Benipur is about 16 km away. Rambhaddarpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.