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About Saura Village

Saura is a small village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 146 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.72 hectares hectares.

Saura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 87.72 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 146
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
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 584th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 87.72 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

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 11 km from Azamgarh. 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
District headquarters Azamgarh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 22 km

Villages closest to Saura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagri 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 313. That makes it the 584th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Saura village has 146 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saura has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Saura covers 87.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saura falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Saura notes the nearest railway station 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 11 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saura is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Azamgarh is about 11 km away. Sagri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santi (under 2 km), Akhapur (1.7 km) and Kandhrapur (1.7 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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