Is Sasarām safe? India travel risk
Is Sasarām safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sasarām scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates India Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jun 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Sasarām scores 51/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and India (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sasarām: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (71/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Bihār at 24.9500° N, 84.0300° E (elevation 114 m), Sasarām lies 790.0 km WNW of New Delhi. Time zone: Asia/Kolkata.
Bihār
24.9500° N, 84.0300° E
114 m
Asia/Kolkata
358,283
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in India
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Droughts | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sasarām happened in April (9 of 16 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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