About Sauraha Village

Sauraha is a large village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,852, made up of 1,531 males and 1,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares.

Sauraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares)	414 hectares
Population	2,852
Male Population	1,531
Female Population	1,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sauraha compares

By the 2011 count Sauraha is the 26th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 414 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sauraha

Sauraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sauraha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sauraha from other places

Sauraha lies about 19 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 3.6 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 Sauraha
Nearest railway station	Sarsi	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krityanand Nagar	9.5 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi	13 km
District headquarters	Purnia	19 km

Villages closest to Sauraha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Sauraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauraha village had a population of 2,852. That makes it the 26th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Sauraha village has 1,531 males and 1,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauraha has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Sauraha covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sauraha falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sauraha is Sarsi, about 3.6 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 village for Sauraha.

Sauraha is about 19 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauraha is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 3.6 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 9.5 km away. Banmankhi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.