About Saur Village

Saur is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,871, made up of 1,014 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	813204
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	1,871
Male Population	1,014
Female Population	857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	845
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saur compares

By the 2011 count Saur is the 46th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Saur

Saur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saur from other places

Saur lies about 33 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 9.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Saur
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	11 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	33 km

Villages closest to Saur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Saur

As per the Census of India 2011, Saur village had a population of 1,871. That makes it the 46th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Saur village has 1,014 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saur has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Saur is 813204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saur covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saur is Ekchari, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saur.

Saur is about 33 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 9.4 km away. Colgong is about 11 km away. Bhagalpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.