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About Saurai Village

Saurai is a mid sized village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 463 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saurai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284303
Area (hectares) 411.15 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 463
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saurai compares

By the 2011 count Saurai is the 107th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 411.15 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Saurai

Saurai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saurai as Available within 10+ 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 Saurai from other places

Saurai lies about 41 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Nandkhas, about 14 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 Saurai
Nearest town Bhānder 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Nandkhas 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Moth 16 km
District headquarters Jhansi 41 km

Villages closest to Saurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saurai village had a population of 884. That makes it the 107th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Saurai village has 463 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saurai has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Saurai is 284303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saurai covers 411.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saurai falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saurai is Nandkhas, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Saurai.

Saurai is about 41 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saurai is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Bhānder is about 6.1 km away. Nandkhas is about 14 km away. Moth is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simiriya (1.7 km), Bajhera (2.4 km) and Bajhera Estate (2.4 km).

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

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