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About Saur Village

Saur is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 143 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246173
Area (hectares) 308.91 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 143
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saur compares

By the 2011 count Saur is the 54th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 308.91 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Saur

Saur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saur 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saur from other places

Saur lies about 13 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 21 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 Saur
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 12 km
District headquarters Garhwal 13 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 21 km

Villages closest to Saur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saur village had a population of 299. That makes it the 54th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Saur village has 143 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saur has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Saur is 246173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saur covers 308.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saur falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saur is Kotdwara, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saur.

Saur is about 13 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saur is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 12 km away. Garhwal is about 13 km away. Kotdwāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churra (under 2 km), Khoba (under 2 km) and Kunti (under 2 km).

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

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