About Sauraha Village

Sauraha is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,438, made up of 1,858 males and 1,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.56 hectares hectares.

Sauraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauraha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mahrajganj
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	286.56 hectares
Population	3,438
Male Population	1,858
Female Population	1,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	850
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sauraha compares

By the 2011 count Sauraha is the 86th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 286.56 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Sauraha

Sauraha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sauraha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sauraha from other places

Sauraha lies about 47 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Peppeganj, about 5.5 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 Sauraha
Nearest railway station	Peppeganj	5.5 km
Nearest town	Gorakhpur	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	31 km
District headquarters	Mahrajganj	47 km

Villages closest to Sauraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauraha village had a population of 3,438. That makes it the 86th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Sauraha village has 1,858 males and 1,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauraha has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Sauraha covers 286.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sauraha falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sauraha is Peppeganj, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sauraha.

Sauraha is about 47 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauraha is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Peppeganj is about 5.5 km away. Gorakhpur is about 19 km away. Maharajganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.