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About Sahiari Village

Sahiari is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 207 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahiari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 157.43 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 207
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahiari compares

By the 2011 count Sahiari is the 129th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 157.43 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sahiari

Sahiari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sahiari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sahiari from other places

Sahiari lies about 29 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 17 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 Sahiari
Nearest railway station Jamua 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 29 km

Villages closest to Sahiari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahiari village had a population of 406. That makes it the 129th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Sahiari village has 207 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahiari has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sahiari is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahiari covers 157.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahiari falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sahiari is Jamua, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Sahiari.

Sahiari is about 29 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahiari is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 17 km away. Bengabad is about 17 km away. Giridih is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhuadih (under 2 km), Baraon (under 2 km) and Bimlatanr (under 2 km).

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

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