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About Sauraha Village

Sauraha is a large village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,869, made up of 2,040 males and 1,829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sauraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273165
Area (hectares) 318.79 hectares
Population 3,869
Male Population 2,040
Female Population 1,829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sauraha compares

By the 2011 count Sauraha is the 37th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 318.79 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sauraha

The census records public bus service for Sauraha 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. 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 Pharenda 20 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 Pharenda 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 Sauraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauraha village had a population of 3,869. That makes it the 37th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Sauraha village has 2,040 males and 1,829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauraha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Sauraha is 273165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sauraha covers 318.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sauraha falls under Pharenda 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.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Peppeganj is about 5.5 km away. Gorakhpur is about 19 km away. Pharenda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Jungle (6.5 km), Raipur Pandit (7.1 km) and Karmahwa Buzurg (7.3 km).

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

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