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About Sahiara Village

Sahiara is one of the larger villages in Bathnaha tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,828, made up of 3,576 males and 3,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.08 hectares hectares.

Sahiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahiara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bathnaha
Area (hectares) 738.08 hectares
Population 6,828
Male Population 3,576
Female Population 3,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahiara compares

By the 2011 count Sahiara is the 6th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 738.08 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Sahiara

Sahiara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahiara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sahiara from other places

Sahiara lies about 37 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, 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 Sahiara
Nearest railway station Janakpur Road 18 km
Nearest town Jainagar 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Bathnaha 30 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 37 km

Villages closest to Sahiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahiara village had a population of 6,828. That makes it the 6th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Sahiara village has 3,576 males and 3,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahiara has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Sahiara covers 738.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahiara falls under Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahiara is Janakpur Road, 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 village for Sahiara.

Sahiara is about 37 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahiara is in Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Janakpur Road is about 18 km away. Jainagar is about 28 km away. Bathnaha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulparasi (2.5 km), Hanumannagar (3.9 km) and Dostpur Khadauli (6.0 km).

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

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