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About Saharpura Village

Saharpura is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 284 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, 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 Jamua
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 160.53 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 284
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saharpura compares

By the 2011 count Saharpura is the 168th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 160.53 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Saharpura

Saharpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saharpura as Available within 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 5 - 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 114 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 21 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 Kathautia 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 22 km
Nearest town Bagaha 24 km
District headquarters Giridih 114 km

Villages closest to Saharpura

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.

Common questions about Saharpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharpura village had a population of 552. That makes it the 168th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Saharpura village has 284 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharpura has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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

Saharpura covers 160.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharpura falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saharpura is Kathautia, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saharpura.

Saharpura 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.

Saharpura is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Kathautia is about 21 km away. Jamua is about 22 km away. Bagaha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nima Pahri (1.9 km), Nimadih (1.9 km) and Bishunpur (2.1 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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