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About Sahwa Village

Sahwa is one of the larger villages in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,872, made up of 2,941 males and 2,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares.

Sahwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Area (hectares) 269 hectares
Population 5,872
Male Population 2,941
Female Population 2,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahwa compares

By the 2011 count Sahwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Sahwa

The census records public bus service for Sahwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sahwa from other places

Sahwa lies about 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Agauthar Halt, about 1.9 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 Sahwa
Nearest railway station Agauthar Halt 1.9 km
Nearest town Marhaura 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ishupur 22 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Sahwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahwa village had a population of 5,872. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Sahwa village has 2,941 males and 2,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahwa has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Sahwa covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahwa falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahwa is Agauthar Halt, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahwa.

Sahwa is about 22 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahwa is in Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Agauthar Halt is about 1.9 km away. Marhaura is about 5.4 km away. Ishupur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nipanian (under 2 km), Chanpurwa (1.8 km) and Ramchaura (2.0 km).

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

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