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About Saura Village

Saura is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176076, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176076
Area (hectares) 35.37 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 2
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saura compares

By the 2011 count Saura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 35.37 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Saura

Saura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Saura from other places

Saura lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, about 3.8 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 Saura
Nearest railway station Majheran Himachal 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km

Villages closest to Saura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saura village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Saura village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saura has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Saura is 176076. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saura covers 35.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saura falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saura is Majheran Himachal, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance for Saura.

Saura is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saura is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 3.8 km away. Palampur is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaur (under 2 km), Ambotu (under 2 km) and Kosab (under 2 km).

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

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