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Saharsa10 blocks and 504 villages of Saharsa district, Bihar

सहरसा
Rural population (2011) · 17.44 Lakh
Pincode range · 852xxx

District at a glance

StateBihar
Blocks10
Revenue villages504
Gram panchayats135
Assembly segments4
Rural households (2011)3,40,117
LGD code216
10
Blocks
504
Villages
3,40,117
Rural households (2011)
17.44 L
Rural population (2011)
50.9%
Literacy (445 villages)
908
Sex ratio
12
Pincodes
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Postal index

Pincodes in Saharsa district

12 PIN codes across the villages of Saharsa district. Open one for its villages, post offices and bank branches.

About the district

Saharsa district

Saharsa is a district of Bihar. The Local Government Directory lists 10 blocks and 504 revenue villages here, home to a rural population of 17,44,121 (Census 2011, sum of villages).

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District officials

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Grievance · CPGRAMS
pgportal.gov.in
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Emergency helplines
112 / 108 / 1077
Emergency · Ambulance · Disaster control room
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On the map

Villages of Saharsa

9 of 504 villages are mapped so far, from OpenStreetMap. Tap a point to open its page.

Map of villages in Saharsa

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Then & Now

Saharsa district — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
17,44,121
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 22,16,000
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
3,40,117
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 4,32,000
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

District figures here are Census 2011 totals of its 445 villages counted (towns are not included).

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Census 2011 · district aggregates · 445 villages

Saharsa district by the numbers

Sums of the Census 2011 village figures we hold — rural areas only; towns are not included. Each figure covers the villages that report it.

Census 2011

Headcount and household counts from the decennial Census of India.

Population
17,44,121 Census 2011
Male population
9,13,883 Census 2011
Female population
8,30,238 Census 2011
Households
3,40,117 Census 2011
Villages counted
445 Census 2011

Derived from the Census counts

Ratios computed from the sums on the left; no projection or estimate.

Sex ratio
908 females per 1,000 males
Household size
5.1 persons per household
Literacy rate
51.1% literates ÷ population aged 7+
Elections

Constituencies covering Saharsa

Based on the 297 of 504 villages we can place. Boundaries are approximate.

Lok Sabha
Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)
NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Saharsa district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

Sex ratio at birth
1,034 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
43.1%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
97.2%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
40.5%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
72.2%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
65.3%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
70.4%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
47.8%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
100.0%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
25.2%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
12.8%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Saharsa district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Saharsa district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

Households that got work
2,23,253
Person-days of work
99.9 lakh
Average days of work per household
44
Households that completed 100 days
3,203
Average wage per person-day
₹248
Share of person-days worked by women
57.1%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
12.8%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
0.2%
Active job cards
3,04,153
Job cards issued (all time)
5,24,934
Active workers
3,78,259
Works completed in the year
17,225
Works ongoing
15,755
Spending on natural resource works
87.4%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

Mandi prices · Saharsa

Latest reports from markets in Saharsa district, within the last 14 days.

Latest reports up to 9 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · BhindiSaharsa APMC1,2001,5001,4009 Nov 2026
Cabbage · CabbageSaharsa APMC1,7002,0001,9009 Nov 2026
Cucumbar(Kheera) · CucumbarSaharsa APMC3,6004,0003,8009 Nov 2026
Cauliflower · African SarsonSaharsa APMC1,8002,0001,9006 Nov 2026
Potato · LocalSaharsa APMC1,1001,2001,2006 Nov 2026
Brinjal · BrinjalSaharsa APMC1,5001,9001,7004 Nov 2026
Cauliflower · CauliflowerSaharsa APMC3,0003,5003,2004 Nov 2026
RaddishSaharsa APMC1,9002,2002,1002 Nov 2026
Onion · OnionSaharsa APMC2,8003,0003,00031 Oct 2026
Bitter gourd · Bitter GourdSaharsa APMC1,9002,3002,00028 Oct 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Saharsa's shops. Best mandi price near Saharsa →

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News near Saharsa

Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.

All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.

Government jobs near Saharsa

Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.

All-India recruitment

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Coming up

Public holidays and observances from the official lists, and events residents have added.

Dates are copied from the official notifications; a later government order can add or move a holiday. All events in Bihar

Events in Saharsa → · All emergency numbers →

Essential services & places near Saharsa

All 276 places in Saharsa district, by kind and block →

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Quick answers

People often ask about Saharsa district

Which state is Saharsa district in?

Saharsa district is in Bihar.

How many blocks and villages are there in Saharsa district?

Saharsa district has 10 blocks and 504 revenue villages in the Local Government Directory (LGD).

What is the rural population of Saharsa district?

The villages of Saharsa district had a combined population of 17,44,121 at the 2011 Census (rural areas only; towns are not included).

What is the LGD code of Saharsa district?

The Local Government Directory code of Saharsa district is 216.

Answers are built from the Local Government Directory, Census 2011 village records and the Election Commission's seat lists.

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