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About Saura Village

Saura is a mid sized village in Ghuwara tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,983, made up of 1,043 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 985.36 hectares hectares.

Saura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Ghuwara
Area (hectares) 985.36 hectares
Population 1,983
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 Saura compares

By the 2011 count Saura is the 14th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 985.36 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Saura

Saura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saura 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 Saura from other places

Saura lies about 72 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mawai, about 35 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
Tehsil headquarters Ghuwara 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Mawai 35 km
Nearest town Tīkamgarh 36 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 72 km

Villages closest to Saura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghuwara 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 1,983. That makes it the 14th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Saura village has 1,043 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saura has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 871.

Saura covers 985.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saura falls under Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saura is Mawai, about 35 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 Saura.

Saura is about 72 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saura is in Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ghuwara is about 2.6 km away. Mawai is about 35 km away. Tīkamgarh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saurai (under 2 km), Panya (1.9 km) and Kutura (2.3 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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