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About Sauthi Village

Sauthi is a mid sized village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,248, made up of 671 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sauthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauthi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Salkhua
Pincode 852126
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 1,248
Male Population 671
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sauthi compares

By the 2011 count Sauthi is the 32nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Sauthi

Sauthi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sauthi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sauthi from other places

Sauthi lies about 28 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 8.4 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 Sauthi
Nearest railway station Koparia 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Salkhua 8.8 km
Nearest town Khagaria 16 km
District headquarters Saharsa 28 km

Villages closest to Sauthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauthi village had a population of 1,248. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Sauthi village has 671 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauthi has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Sauthi is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sauthi covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sauthi falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sauthi is Koparia, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sauthi is about 28 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauthi is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Koparia is about 8.4 km away. Salkhua is about 8.8 km away. Khagaria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajur Bana (under 2 km), Bhirkhi (under 2 km) and Kabirpur (2.5 km).

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

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