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About Saurakh Village

Saurakh is a mid sized village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 424 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.94 hectares hectares.

Saurakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saurakh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Area (hectares) 156.94 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 424
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saurakh compares

By the 2011 count Saurakh is the 212th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 156.94 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 873.

Getting to Saurakh

Saurakh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saurakh 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 Saurakh from other places

Saurakh lies about 37 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Kaurara, about 13 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 Saurakh
Nearest town Sirsāganj 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kaurara 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 18 km
District headquarters Firozabad 37 km

Villages closest to Saurakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saurakh village had a population of 793. That makes it the 212th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Saurakh village has 424 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saurakh has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Saurakh covers 156.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saurakh falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saurakh is Kaurara, about 13 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 Saurakh.

Saurakh is about 37 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saurakh is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Sirsāganj is about 9.3 km away. Kaurara is about 13 km away. Shikohabad 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 Sarakh (under 2 km), Saraiya (2.5 km) and Sothara (2.8 km).

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

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