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About Saura Village

Saura is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,923, made up of 1,037 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares.

Saura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 1,923
Male Population 1,037
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saura compares

By the 2011 count Saura is the 43rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Saura

Saura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Saura from other places

Saura lies about 142 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 14 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 Saura
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 12 km
Nearest town Rosera 13 km
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 142 km

Villages closest to Saura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saura village had a population of 1,923. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Saura village has 1,037 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saura has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Saura covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saura falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saura is Rusera Ghat, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saura.

Saura is about 142 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saura is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Dagarua is about 12 km away. Rosera is about 13 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokharia (under 2 km), Diha (3.7 km) and Babhanpura (4.6 km).

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

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