Skip to main content

About Saikharauni Village

Saikharauni is a small village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 81 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,198 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares.

Saikharauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikharauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 81
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,198
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saikharauni compares

By the 2011 count Saikharauni is the 93rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Saikharauni

The census records public bus service for Saikharauni as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saikharauni from other places

Saikharauni lies about 29 km from Saran. 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 Saikharauni
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 3.1 km
District headquarters Saran 29 km

Villages closest to Saikharauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saikharauni village had a population of 178. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Saikharauni village has 81 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikharauni has about 1198 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Saikharauni covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saikharauni falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Saikharauni notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Saikharauni.

Saikharauni is about 29 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saikharauni is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Marhaura is about 3.1 km away. Saran is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalapur (under 2 km), Bikrampur (under 2 km) and Kharauni (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All