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About Saharjuri Village

Saharjuri is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 427 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saharjuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharjuri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 427
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saharjuri compares

By the 2011 count Saharjuri is the 43rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Saharjuri

Saharjuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saharjuri as Available within 5 - 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 Saharjuri from other places

Saharjuri lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 3.0 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 Saharjuri
Nearest railway station Harinsing 3.0 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Saharjuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharjuri village had a population of 864. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Saharjuri village has 427 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharjuri has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Saharjuri is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharjuri covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharjuri falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saharjuri is Harinsing, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance for Saharjuri.

Saharjuri is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saharjuri is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 3.0 km away. Rampur Hat is about 25 km away. Shikaripara 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 Saharpur (under 2 km), Sankarpur (under 2 km) and Mahulbana (under 2 km).

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

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