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About Saharua Village

Saharua is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 140 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.29 hectares hectares.

Saharua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 28.29 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 140
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saharua compares

By the 2011 count Saharua is the 331st largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 28.29 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Saharua

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

Saharua lies about 28 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 27 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 Saharua
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Domingarh 27 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 28 km

Villages closest to Saharua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharua village had a population of 300. That makes it the 331st largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Saharua village has 140 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharua has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Saharua covers 28.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saharua falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saharua is Domingarh, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saharua.

Saharua is about 28 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saharua is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 5.0 km away. Domingarh is about 27 km away. Gorakhpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakharua (under 2 km), Kotiya (under 2 km) and Babhanauli (under 2 km).

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

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