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About Saur Village

Saur is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 148 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,331 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249192, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249192
Area (hectares) 183.33 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 148
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,331
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 77th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 183.33 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

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 5.1 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 41 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 Devprayag 5.1 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 5.1 km
Nearest town Tehri 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 41 km

Villages closest to Saur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devprayag 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 345. That makes it the 77th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Saur village has 148 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saur has about 1331 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Saur is 249192. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saur covers 183.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saur falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saur is Rishikesh, about 41 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 5.1 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saur is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 5.1 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 5.1 km away. Tehri is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kyarsaur (under 2 km), Saurasain (under 2 km) and Turi (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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