About Sahara Village

Sahara is one of the larger villages in Sahara tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,532, made up of 2,736 males and 2,796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2523 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahara village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bhilwara
Tehsil	Sahara
Pincode	311806
Area (hectares)	2523 hectares
Population	5,532
Male Population	2,736
Female Population	2,796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahara compares

By the 2011 count Sahara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 2523 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Sahara

Sahara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sahara from other places

Sahara lies about 44 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Kuanriya, about 25 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 Sahara
Nearest railway station	Kuanriya	25 km
Nearest town	Kapasan	34 km
District headquarters	Bhilwara	44 km

Villages closest to Sahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahara village had a population of 5,532. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Sahara village has 2,736 males and 2,796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahara has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Sahara is 311806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahara covers 2523 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahara falls under Sahara tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sahara is Kuanriya, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahara.

Sahara is about 44 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahara is in Sahara tehsil of Bhilwara district. Kuanriya is about 25 km away. Kapasan is about 34 km away. Bhilwara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.