About Sauja Village

Sauja is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 736 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sauja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauja village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Nabha
Pincode	147202
Area (hectares)	620 hectares
Population	1,390
Male Population	736
Female Population	654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sauja compares

By the 2011 count Sauja is the 50th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 620 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Sauja

Sauja is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sauja as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sauja from other places

Sauja lies about 15 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 2.3 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 Sauja
Nearest railway station	Kalhemajra	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nabha	9.1 km
Nearest town	Nābha	9.1 km
District headquarters	Patiala	15 km

Villages closest to Sauja

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

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Common questions about Sauja

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauja village had a population of 1,390. That makes it the 50th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Sauja village has 736 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauja has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Sauja is 147202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sauja covers 620 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sauja falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sauja is Kalhemajra, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sauja.

Sauja is about 15 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauja is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Kalhemajra is about 2.3 km away. Nabha is about 9.1 km away. Nābha is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.