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About Saur Village

Saur is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 167 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, 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 Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 92.26 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 167
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 92nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 92.26 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Saur

Saur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saur as Available within village. 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 Pratapnagar 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 Pratapnagar 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 327. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Saur village has 167 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Saur is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saur covers 92.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saur falls under Pratapnagar 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 village 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 Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar 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 Belyasaur (under 2 km), Kaphlog (under 2 km) and Paturi (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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