Saharsa is a district in Bihar State of India. It has a total of 10 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 1,687 sq km. There are 1 towns and 468 villages in this district.
As per census Saharsa District has a population of 1,900,661 in 2011 out of which 997,174 are male and 903,487 are female. Population of Saharsa District in 2020/2021 is 2,145,068(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 804,996 out of 506,374 are male and 298,622 are female. People living in Saharsa District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 649,898 out of which men are 456,724 and women are 193,174. Total 118,840 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 103,586 are cultivated by men and 15,254 are women. 155,772 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 118,188 and 37,584 are women. Saharsa District sex ratio is 906 females per 1000 of males. Next Saharsa District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 1,687 sq km., 21 sq km is urban and 1666 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 2,109,734 in the district, 156,540 are in urban area and 1,744,121 are in rural area. 28,862 households are in urban, 340,117 are in rural area. 98,919 literate people are in urban, 706,077 are in rural area.
Geography of Saharsa
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauhatta | 161,784 | 84,347 | 77,437 | 33,453 |
| Satar Kataiya | 151,060 | 79,332 | 71,728 | 28,710 |
| Mahishi | 206,774 | 108,437 | 98,337 | 40,046 |
| Kahara | 141,805 | 74,224 | 67,581 | 28,391 |
| Saur Bazar | 214,166 | 111,963 | 102,203 | 40,272 |
| Patarghat | 128,322 | 67,197 | 61,125 | 26,842 |
| Sonbarsa | 235,841 | 123,078 | 112,763 | 46,386 |
| Simri Bakhtiarpur | 280,582 | 147,626 | 132,956 | 53,367 |
| Salkhua | 132,844 | 69,953 | 62,891 | 24,785 |
| Banma Itahri | 90,943 | 47,726 | 43,217 | 17,865 |