Saharsa District

Bihar

Saharsa district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Saharsa. It covers 1,687 sq km and had a population of 19,00,661 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,127 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Saharsa
Area
1,687 sq km
Population
19.01 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,127 /km²
Literacy Rate
53.2%
Sex Ratio
906
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Saharsa District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Saharsa district.

Total Population
19.01 Lakh
Male Population
9.97 Lakh
Female Population
9.04 Lakh
Rural Population
17.42 Lakh
Urban Population
1.59 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.98 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
5,210
Literacy Rate
53.2%
Population Density
1,127 /km²
Sex Ratio
906
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 63.56%Female literacy 41.68%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Saharsa district.

2
Tehsils
10
Blocks
150
Nyay Panchayats
150
Gram Panchayats
462
Villages
Headquarters
Saharsa
Languages
Maithili, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
25.88° N, 86.6° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Saharsa

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Madhepura

Constituency No. 13 · General
Partial
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Sonbarsha
  • Saharsa
  • Simri Bakhtiyarpur
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Saharsa

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Sonbarsha
No. 74 · Madhepura
RS
Ratnesh Sada
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
Saharsa
No. 75 · Madhepura
AJ
Alok Ranjan Jha
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Mahishi
No. 77
GS
Gunjeshwar Sah
Janata Dal (United)
MLA

Your Representatives from Saharsa

(5)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Saharsa district.

  • Dinesh Chandra Yadav
    Dinesh Chandra Yadav
    Janata Dal (United)
    MP
    Madhepura · No. 13
  • RS
    Ratnesh Sada
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
    Sonbarsha · No. 74
  • AJ
    Alok Ranjan Jha
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Saharsa · No. 75
  • YS
    Yusuf Salahuddin
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
    Simri Bakhtiyarpur · No. 76
  • GS
    Gunjeshwar Sah
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
    Mahishi · No. 77

Election History

Lok Sabha

Madhepura · No. 13

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaJD(U)Dinesh Chandra Yadav
    Votes 6,40,103Vote share 56.91%Margin 1,74,534
    1. 1. Dinesh Chandra Yadav · JD(U)6,40,103 (56.91%)
    2. 2. Kumar Chandradeep · RJD4,65,569 (41.39%)
    3. 3. Rajesh Kumar · Independent12,100 (1.08%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Bihar
State
Saharsa
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 13
4 Assembly
No. 74, 75, 76, 77

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Saharsa District at a Glance

State
Bihar
Headquarters
Saharsa
Area
1,687 sq km
Population
19.01 Lakh
Population density
1,127 per km²
Sex ratio
906 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
53.2%
Languages
Maithili, Hindi
Tehsils
2
Blocks
10
Gram panchayats
150
Villages
462
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
4
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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