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About Saharpura Village

Saharpura is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 322 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saharpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharpura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 322
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saharpura compares

By the 2011 count Saharpura is the 133rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 933.

Getting to Saharpura

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

Saharpura lies about 54 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 4.6 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 Saharpura
Nearest railway station Nawadih 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 14 km
Nearest town Kodarma 26 km
District headquarters Giridih 54 km

Villages closest to Saharpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharpura village had a population of 631. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Saharpura village has 322 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharpura has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Saharpura is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharpura covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharpura falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saharpura is Nawadih, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saharpura.

Saharpura is about 54 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saharpura is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 4.6 km away. Dhanwar is about 14 km away. Kodarma is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindrabad (under 2 km), Lodhipur (under 2 km) and Nimadih (under 2 km).

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

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