About Saur Village

Saur is a large village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,220, made up of 2,149 males and 2,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Saur Bazar
Pincode	852221
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	4,220
Male Population	2,149
Female Population	2,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saur compares

By the 2011 count Saur is the 16th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

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 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 Saur from other places

Saur lies about 18 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Methai, about 5.7 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	Methai	5.7 km
Nearest town	Madhepura	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saur Bazar	14 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	18 km

Villages closest to Saur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saur Bazar 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 4,220. That makes it the 16th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Saur village has 2,149 males and 2,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Saur is 852221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saur covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saur falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saur is Methai, about 5.7 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 village for Saur.

Saur is about 18 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saur is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Methai is about 5.7 km away. Madhepura is about 5.8 km away. Saur Bazar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.