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About Saher Village

Saher is a large village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,084, made up of 1,583 males and 1,501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saher village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 835303
Area (hectares) 546 hectares
Population 3,084
Male Population 1,583
Female Population 1,501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saher compares

By the 2011 count Saher is the 5th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 546 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Saher

Saher is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saher as Available within <5 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 Saher from other places

Saher lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 4.0 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 Saher
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Piska 4.0 km
Nearest town Rātu 13 km
District headquarters Ranchi 14 km

Villages closest to Saher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saher village had a population of 3,084. That makes it the 5th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Saher village has 1,583 males and 1,501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saher has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Saher is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saher covers 546 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saher falls under Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saher is Piska, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saher.

Saher is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saher is in Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Nagri is about 1.9 km away. Piska is about 4.0 km away. Rātu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sugda (under 2 km), Basila (under 2 km) and Katarpa (1.6 km).

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

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