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About Saharbehra Village

Saharbehra is a mid sized village in Mohammad Ganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 339 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saharbehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharbehra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Mohammad Ganj
Pincode 822115
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 628
Male Population 339
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
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 Saharbehra compares

By the 2011 count Saharbehra is the 24th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Saharbehra

Saharbehra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saharbehra 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 Saharbehra from other places

Saharbehra lies about 27 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, about 9.8 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 Saharbehra
Nearest railway station Parasnath 9.8 km
Nearest town Gomoh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Ganj 27 km
District headquarters Palamu 27 km

Villages closest to Saharbehra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Ganj 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 Saharbehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharbehra village had a population of 628. That makes it the 24th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Saharbehra village has 339 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharbehra has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Saharbehra is 822115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharbehra covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharbehra falls under Mohammad Ganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saharbehra is Parasnath, about 9.8 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 Saharbehra.

Saharbehra is about 27 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saharbehra is in Mohammad Ganj tehsil of Palamu district. Parasnath is about 9.8 km away. Gomoh is about 17 km away. Mohammad Ganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolhua Sonbarsa (11 km), Koiriadih (16 km) and Tendua Kalan (17 km).

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

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