About Sahar Kola Village

Sahar Kola is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,400, made up of 1,203 males and 1,197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Sahar Kola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahar Kola village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Basantpur
Area (hectares)	161 hectares
Population	2,400
Male Population	1,203
Female Population	1,197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahar Kola compares

By the 2011 count Sahar Kola is the 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sahar Kola

Sahar Kola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahar Kola as Available within 5 - 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 Sahar Kola from other places

Sahar Kola lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.5 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 Sahar Kola
Nearest railway station	Barkagaon Halt	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	5.9 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	14 km
District headquarters	Siwan	25 km

Villages closest to Sahar Kola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basantpur 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 Sahar Kola

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahar Kola village had a population of 2,400. That makes it the 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Sahar Kola village has 1,203 males and 1,197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahar Kola has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Sahar Kola covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahar Kola falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahar Kola is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sahar Kola.

Sahar Kola is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahar Kola is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about 5.5 km away. Basantpur is about 5.9 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.