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About Sauraeya Village

Sauraeya is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,588, made up of 1,302 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.23 hectares hectares.

Sauraeya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauraeya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 278.23 hectares
Population 2,588
Male Population 1,302
Female Population 1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sauraeya compares

By the 2011 count Sauraeya is the 68th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 278.23 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sauraeya

Sauraeya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sauraeya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sauraeya from other places

Sauraeya lies about 31 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 11 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 Sauraeya
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 11 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 31 km

Villages closest to Sauraeya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauraeya village had a population of 2,588. That makes it the 68th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Sauraeya village has 1,302 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauraeya has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Sauraeya covers 278.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sauraeya falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sauraeya is Shahganj Junction, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sauraeya.

Sauraeya is about 31 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauraeya is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj is about 11 km away. Shāhganj is about 11 km away. Shahganj Junction is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turkaulli (under 2 km), Malookpur (under 2 km) and Rahamat (1.6 km).

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

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