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About Saur Village

Saur is a large village in Bhatkuli tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,880, made up of 1,955 males and 1,925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 894.74 hectares hectares.

Saur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Bhatkuli
Area (hectares) 894.74 hectares
Population 3,880
Male Population 1,955
Female Population 1,925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saur compares

By the 2011 count Saur is the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 894.74 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Saur

Saur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 from other places

Saur lies about 24 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Shirala, about 6.3 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
Nearest railway station Shirala 6.3 km
Nearest town Achalpur 21 km
District headquarters Amravati 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatkuli 26 km

Villages closest to Saur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saur village had a population of 3,880. That makes it the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Saur village has 1,955 males and 1,925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Saur covers 894.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saur falls under Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saur is Shirala, about 6.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saur.

Saur is about 24 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saur is in Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district. Shirala is about 6.3 km away. Achalpur is about 21 km away. Amravati is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambhegaon (2.7 km), Rajegaon (2.9 km) and Krishnapur (3.7 km).

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

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