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About Saurian Village

Saurian is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 610 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saurian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saurian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143108
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 610
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saurian compares

By the 2011 count Saurian is the 134th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Saurian

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

Saurian lies about 26 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Gurusar Sutlani, about 18 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 Saurian
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 13 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 13 km
Nearest railway station Gurusar Sutlani 18 km
District headquarters Amritsar 26 km

Villages closest to Saurian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saurian village had a population of 1,156. That makes it the 134th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Saurian village has 610 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saurian has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Saurian is 143108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saurian covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saurian falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Saurian is Gurusar Sutlani, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saurian.

Saurian is about 26 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saurian is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 13 km away. Ajnāla is about 13 km away. Gurusar Sutlani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamirpur (2.3 km), Kamirpura (2.3 km) and Chak Bazid (2.6 km).

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

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