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About Sahargawan Village

Sahargawan is a large village in Parihar tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,228, made up of 2,229 males and 1,999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.3 hectares hectares.

Sahargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahargawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Parihar
Area (hectares) 203.3 hectares
Population 4,228
Male Population 2,229
Female Population 1,999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahargawan compares

By the 2011 count Sahargawan is the 25th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents. Its 203.3 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Sahargawan

Sahargawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahargawan as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahargawan from other places

Sahargawan 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 Sahargawan
Nearest railway station Janakpur Road 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Parihar 26 km
Nearest town Jainagar 28 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 37 km

Villages closest to Sahargawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahargawan village had a population of 4,228. That makes it the 25th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents.

Sahargawan village has 2,229 males and 1,999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahargawan has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Sahargawan covers 203.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahargawan falls under Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahargawan is Janakpur Road, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahargawan.

Sahargawan 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.

Sahargawan is in Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Janakpur Road is about 18 km away. Parihar is about 26 km away. Jainagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dami Bakchaura (2.9 km), Majhaura (2.9 km) and Hanuman Nagar (3.9 km).

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

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