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About Saur Khurd Village

Saur Khurd is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 40 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saur Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 40.43 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 40
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saur Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Saur Khurd is the 151st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 40.43 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Saur Khurd

Saur Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saur Khurd as Available within <5 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 Saur Khurd from other places

Saur Khurd lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 13 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Saur Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saur Khurd village had a population of 85. That makes it the 151st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Saur Khurd village has 40 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saur Khurd has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Saur Khurd is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saur Khurd covers 40.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saur Khurd falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saur Khurd is Jawalamukhi Road, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saur Khurd.

Saur Khurd is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saur Khurd is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 6.3 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basin (under 2 km), Saur Kalan (under 2 km) and Jamula (under 2 km).

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

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