About Saharjam Village

Saharjam is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 27 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saharjam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharjam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	815315
Area (hectares)	154 hectares
Population	55
Male Population	27
Female Population	28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saharjam compares

By the 2011 count Saharjam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Saharjam

Saharjam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saharjam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Saharjam from other places

Saharjam lies about 114 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 9.7 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 Saharjam
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	11 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	33 km
District headquarters	Giridih	114 km

Villages closest to Saharjam

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

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Common questions about Saharjam

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharjam village had a population of 55. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Saharjam village has 27 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharjam has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Saharjam is 815315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharjam covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saharjam falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saharjam is Kathautia, about 9.7 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 - 10 km distance for Saharjam.

Saharjam is about 114 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saharjam is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Kathautia is about 9.7 km away. Jamua is about 11 km away. Chatrā is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.