About Tahra Village

Tahra is a mid sized village in Maker tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 850 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares.

Tahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Maker
Area (hectares)	169 hectares
Population	1,774
Male Population	850
Female Population	924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,087
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tahra compares

By the 2011 count Tahra is the 13th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Tahra

Tahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tahra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tahra from other places

Tahra lies about 44 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Saraiya Junction, about 8.2 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 Tahra
Tehsil headquarters	Maker	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Saraiya Junction	8.2 km
Nearest town	Lālganj	17 km
District headquarters	Saran	44 km

Villages closest to Tahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahra village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 13th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Tahra village has 850 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahra has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1049.

Tahra covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tahra falls under Maker tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tahra is Saraiya Junction, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tahra.

Tahra is about 44 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahra is in Maker tehsil of Saran district. Maker is about 3.0 km away. Saraiya Junction is about 8.2 km away. Lālganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.