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About Sauria Village

Sauria is a large village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,108, made up of 1,587 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares.

Sauria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Area (hectares) 301 hectares
Population 3,108
Male Population 1,587
Female Population 1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sauria compares

By the 2011 count Sauria is the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sauria

Sauria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sauria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sauria from other places

Sauria lies about 10 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dandkhora, about 4.3 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 Sauria
Nearest railway station Dandkhora 4.3 km
District headquarters Katihar 10 km

Villages closest to Sauria

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

Common questions about Sauria

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauria village had a population of 3,108. That makes it the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Sauria village has 1,587 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauria has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Sauria covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sauria falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sauria is Dandkhora, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sauria.

Sauria is about 10 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauria is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Dandkhora is about 4.3 km away. Katihar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihla (under 2 km), Borni Gorgawan (under 2 km) and Deokhand (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sauria today is likely to be higher.

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