# Saharsa District, Bihar – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/ District · Bihar # Saharsa district Saharsa is a district of Bihar, 27th of 38 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,900,661 people** in 10 sub-districts, 1 town and 468 villages; 8% lived in towns. The largest town is [Saharsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/saharsa/) (156,540). - 1,900,661people (2011) - 10sub-districts - 1towns - 53.2%literacy ## Who lives in Saharsa? Saharsa had **1,900,661 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.8% of Bihar's population and 27th of 38 districts of Bihar by population. There were 906 women for every 1,000 men (below the Bihar figure of 918; 27th of 38 districts of Bihar). Among children under 7 the ratio was 933 girls per 1,000 boys (the Bihar figure is 935). An average household had 5.2 people, against 5.5 across Bihar. ## How literate is Saharsa? 53.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Bihar's 61.8%), 34th of 38 districts of Bihar. Men were at 63.6% and women at 41.7% — a gap of 21.9 points (it is 19.7 points across Bihar). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Kahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/) (67.0%) and lowest in [Salkhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/) (41.0%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Saharsa do for a living? 34.2% of people worked in 2011 (women: 21.4%). Of all workers, 18% farmed their own land, 24% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 12% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 44% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 42% of workers here, against 43% across Bihar. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Patarghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/patarghat/) (59% of workers in farming) and the least is [Kahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/) (27% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (12%) · **■** Marginal 44 (44%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Saharsa 8.2% of people lived in towns and cities (below Bihar's 11.3%), 23rd of 38 districts of Bihar. The Census counted 1 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Saharsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/saharsa/) with 156,540 people, home to 100% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Saharsa Saharsa had 468 census villages, 445 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,919 people; 102 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Bangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/bangaon/) (30,061), [Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/bakhtiarpur/) (27,282), [Dhabauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/patarghat/dhabauli/) (25,782), [Nauhatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/nauhatta/nauhatta/) (25,347) and [Gulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/patarghat/gulam/) (24,969). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Saharsa compared with Bihar ■ Saharsa · ■ Bihar Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **935 Working population ****34.2%** **33.4% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Saharsa Of every 100 households in Saharsa in 2011, 11 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Saharsa · ■ Electricity for lighting ****11%** Toilet within the home ****17%** No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** Tap water ****2%** Drinking water within premises ****48%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** Use banking services ****36%** Television ****8%** Mobile phone ****44%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****6%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****38%** Own their home ****98%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Saharsa Sub-district People Villages Towns [Nauhatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/nauhatta/) 161,784 55 0 [Satar Kataiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/satar-kataiya/) 151,060 38 0 [Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/) 206,774 81 0 [Kahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/) 298,345 43 1 [Saur Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/) 214,166 56 0 [Patarghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/patarghat/) 128,322 15 0 [Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/) 235,841 59 0 [Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/) 280,582 60 0 [Salkhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/) 132,844 43 0 [Banma Itahri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/banma-itahri/) 90,943 18 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Saharsa - Saharsa · 156,540 ## Largest villages in Saharsa - Bangaon · 30,061 - Bakhtiarpur · 27,282 - Dhabauli · 25,782 - Nauhatta · 25,347 - Gulam · 24,969 - Saraunja Thana Sitanabad · 23,984 - Chanaur · 22,436 - Kanp · 19,431 - Mahisi · 19,073 - Telwa · 15,251 - Belwara · 13,581 - Sattar · 12,995 - Dhanupra · 12,993 - Kabira · 12,790 - Simri · 12,704 - Ghordaur · 12,550 - Sonbarsa · 12,297 - Pastpar · 12,150 - Gamharia · 11,609 - Patori · 11,586 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Saharsa?10: Nauhatta, Satar Kataiya, Mahishi, Kahara, Saur Bazar, Patarghat, Sonbarsa, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Salkhua, Banma Itahri - What is the population of Saharsa district?1,900,661 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Saharsa?Saharsa