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About Saur Bazar Village

Saur Bazar is a large village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,577, made up of 2,406 males and 2,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saur Bazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saur Bazar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Saur Bazar
Pincode 852221
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 4,577
Male Population 2,406
Female Population 2,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saur Bazar compares

By the 2011 count Saur Bazar is the 15th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Saur Bazar

Saur Bazar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saur Bazar 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 Bazar from other places

Saur Bazar lies about 9.6 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baijnathpur, about 7.5 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 Bazar
Nearest railway station Baijnathpur 7.5 km
District headquarters Saharsa 9.6 km

Villages closest to Saur Bazar

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.

Common questions about Saur Bazar

As per the Census of India 2011, Saur Bazar village had a population of 4,577. That makes it the 15th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Saur Bazar village has 2,406 males and 2,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saur Bazar has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

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

Saur Bazar covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Saur Bazar is Baijnathpur, about 7.5 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 Bazar.

Saur Bazar is about 9.6 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saur Bazar is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Baijnathpur is about 7.5 km away. Saharsa is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (under 2 km), Chanaur (1.6 km) and Ajgaiba (1.8 km).

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

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