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About Sauri Village

Sauri is a mid sized village in Thanakhamria tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 370 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Thanakhamria
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 406.41 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 370
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sauri compares

By the 2011 count Sauri is the 45th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 406.41 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sauri

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

Sauri lies about 21 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Devbaloda Charoda, about 5.9 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 Sauri
Nearest railway station Devbaloda Charoda 5.9 km
Nearest town Bhilai Charoda 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanakhamria 21 km
District headquarters Durg 21 km

Villages closest to Sauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauri village had a population of 747. That makes it the 45th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Sauri village has 370 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauri has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Sauri is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sauri covers 406.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sauri falls under Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sauri is Devbaloda Charoda, about 5.9 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sauri.

Sauri is about 21 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauri is in Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district. Devbaloda Charoda is about 5.9 km away. Bhilai Charoda is about 6.6 km away. Thanakhamria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patora (11 km), Boriya (12 km) and Sagona (13 km).

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

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