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About Saurai Village

Saurai is a mid sized village in Ghuwara tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 504 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.13 hectares hectares.

Saurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saurai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Ghuwara
Area (hectares) 598.13 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 504
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Saurai compares

By the 2011 count Saurai is the 36th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 598.13 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Saurai

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

Saurai 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 Saurai
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 Saurai

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 Saurai

As per the Census of India 2011, Saurai village had a population of 944. That makes it the 36th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Saurai village has 504 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saurai has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Saurai covers 598.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Saurai 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 Saurai.

Saurai 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.

Saurai 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 Saura (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 Saurai today is likely to be higher.

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