About Sahiyar Village

Sahiyar is a mid sized village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 339 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahiyar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	494 hectares
Population	663
Male Population	339
Female Population	324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahiyar compares

By the 2011 count Sahiyar is the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 494 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sahiyar

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

Sahiyar lies about 25 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 11 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 Sahiyar
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	11 km
Nearest town	Gumia	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha	25 km
District headquarters	Palamu	25 km

Villages closest to Sahiyar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 Sahiyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahiyar village had a population of 663. That makes it the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Sahiyar village has 339 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahiyar has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Sahiyar is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahiyar covers 494 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahiyar falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sahiyar is Dumri Bihar, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Sahiyar.

Sahiyar is about 25 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahiyar is in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 11 km away. Gumia is about 12 km away. Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.