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About Sahara Village

Sahara is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 43 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 744 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 150.61 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 43
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 744
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahara compares

By the 2011 count Sahara is the 118th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 150.61 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sahara

Sahara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sahara from other places

Sahara lies about 46 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 23 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 Sahara
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 17 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 23 km
Nearest town Pakur 27 km
District headquarters Dumka 46 km

Villages closest to Sahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahara village had a population of 75. That makes it the 118th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Sahara village has 43 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahara has about 744 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sahara is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahara covers 150.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahara falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sahara is Banshlai Bridge, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Sahara.

Sahara is about 46 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahara is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 17 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 23 km away. Pakur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majurabari (5.0 km), Gumapahari (6.2 km) and Bhadradighi (7.1 km).

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

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