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About Sahlaur Village

Sahlaur is a large village in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,645, made up of 1,852 males and 1,793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.75 hectares hectares.

Sahlaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahlaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Pachrukhi
Area (hectares) 249.75 hectares
Population 3,645
Male Population 1,852
Female Population 1,793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahlaur compares

By the 2011 count Sahlaur is the 16th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 249.75 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sahlaur

Sahlaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahlaur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahlaur from other places

Sahlaur lies about 8.8 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 5.0 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 Sahlaur
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 5.0 km
District headquarters Siwan 8.8 km
Nearest town Siwān 8.8 km

Villages closest to Sahlaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahlaur village had a population of 3,645. That makes it the 16th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Sahlaur village has 1,852 males and 1,793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahlaur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Sahlaur covers 249.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahlaur falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahlaur is Pachrukhi, about 5.0 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 village for Sahlaur.

Sahlaur is about 8.8 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahlaur is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 5.0 km away. Siwan is about 8.8 km away. Siwān is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghorgahiya (under 2 km), Garibganj (under 2 km) and Nizampur (under 2 km).

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

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