About Saurha Village

Saurha is a large village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,282, made up of 1,129 males and 1,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saurha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil	Mehdawal
Pincode	272152
Area (hectares)	156.7 hectares
Population	2,282
Male Population	1,129
Female Population	1,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saurha compares

By the 2011 count Saurha is the 36th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 156.7 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Saurha

Saurha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saurha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Saurha from other places

Saurha 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 Saurha
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 Saurha

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.

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Common questions about Saurha

As per the Census of India 2011, Saurha village had a population of 2,282. That makes it the 36th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Saurha village has 1,129 males and 1,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saurha has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Saurha is 272152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saurha covers 156.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saurha falls under Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saurha 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 village for Saurha.

Saurha 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.

Saurha 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.