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Sahmaura Population - Saharsa, Bihar

Sahmaura is a large village located in Sonbarsa Block of Saharsa district, Bihar with total 470 families residing. The Sahmaura village has population of 2578 of which 1386 are males while 1192 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sahmaura village population of children with age 0-6 is 534 which makes up 20.71 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sahmaura village is 860 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Sahmaura as per census is 762, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Sahmaura village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Sahmaura village was 55.14 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Sahmaura Male literacy stands at 66.20 % while female literacy rate was 42.66 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sahmaura village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Sahmaura village.

Sahmaura Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 470 - -
Population 2,578 1,386 1,192
Child (0-6) 534 303 231
Schedule Caste 374 202 172
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 55.14 % 66.20 % 42.66 %
Total Workers 715 603 112
Main Worker 212 - -
Marginal Worker 503 404 99

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.51 % of total population in Sahmaura village. The village Sahmaura currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sahmaura village out of total population, 715 were engaged in work activities. 29.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 715 workers engaged in Main Work, 100 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 62 were Agricultural labourer.