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About Sauraha Village

Sauraha is a small village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 99 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.57 hectares hectares.

Sauraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Mehdawal
Area (hectares) 26.57 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 99
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sauraha compares

By the 2011 count Sauraha is the 387th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 26.57 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sauraha

Sauraha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sauraha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 38 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, 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 Mehdawal 24 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 38 km

Villages closest to Sauraha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehdawal 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 205. That makes it the 387th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Sauraha village has 99 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauraha has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Sauraha covers 26.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sauraha falls under Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sauraha.

Sauraha is about 38 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauraha is in Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Peppeganj is about 5.5 km away. Gorakhpur is about 19 km away. Mehdawal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saurha (under 2 km), Bharwalia Chaubey (3.9 km) and Bharwalia Misir (3.9 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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