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About Sauna Village

Sauna is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,629, made up of 821 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Sauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 1,629
Male Population 821
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sauna compares

By the 2011 count Sauna is the 45th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sauna

Sauna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sauna as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sauna from other places

Sauna lies about 27 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Brij Kishor Halt, about 9.8 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 Sauna
Nearest railway station Brij Kishor Halt 9.8 km
Nearest town Barauli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 27 km
District headquarters Siwan 27 km

Villages closest to Sauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauna village had a population of 1,629. That makes it the 45th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Sauna village has 821 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauna has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Sauna covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sauna falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sauna is Brij Kishor Halt, about 9.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sauna.

Sauna is about 27 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauna is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Brij Kishor Halt is about 9.8 km away. Barauli is about 14 km away. Goriakothi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laka Tola (under 2 km), Dudhra (1.5 km) and Goria Kothi (1.7 km).

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

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