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Nepal floods: A Bihar village grapples with loss and crushing debt
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Saur is a village in Saur Bazar mandal, Saharsa district, Bihar with a population of 4,220 in 759 households. The literacy rate is 42.1%, and the village is located at coordinates 25.974°N, 87.986°E under PIN code 852221.
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- LGD code
- 226479
- Pincode
- 852221
- Post office
- Sour Bazar
- Population
- 4,220
- Households
- 759
- Literacy rate
- 42.1%
- Sex ratio
- 964 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,195
- Distance to district centre
- 162 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 137 km
- Distance to Patna
- 288 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 380 km
- Nearest railway station
- Hatwar · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Chakulia Rural Hospital · 7 km
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Saur ची तुलना
By population, Saur ranks #16 of 57 villages in Saur Bazar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.1%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Saur
- 42.1%
- Saur Bazar mandal
- 42.8%
- Saharsa district
- 42.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
964
+51 vs mandal average
- Saur
- 964
- Saur Bazar mandal
- 913
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Saur
- 5.6
- Saur Bazar mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Saur एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Saur हे बिहारच्या सहर्सा जिल्ह्यातील Saur Bazar ब्लॉकमधील 4,220 लोकसंख्येचे 759 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Saur Bazar ब्लॉकमधील 57 गावांत 16वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 42% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 43% च्या जवळपास आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 964 स्त्रिया. हे सहर्सा जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 162 किमी, जवळचे शहर Sirniaपासून 7 किमी, Hatwar रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 12 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 852221 आहे, Sour Bazar पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 226479 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Chakulia Rural Hospital, 7 किमी अंतरावर. गाव Saharsa विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Indrajeet Prasad Gupta. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 1,912, 2011 पेक्षा 55% कमी.
जवळच्या गावांची तुलना
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Saur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SAHARSA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 16
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SOUR BAZAR
- Total area (ha)
- 132
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22.02
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Saur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य माहिती — Saur
- LGD code
- 226479
- Pincode
- 852221
- Post office
- Sour Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,220
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,912
- Households
- 759
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 964
- Literacy rate
- 42.1%
- Coordinates
- 25.97398°N, 87.98571°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Saharsa
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Indrajeet Prasad Gupta
- Block / Mandal
- Saur Bazar
जाण्याचा मार्ग
Saur ला कसे जायचे
शहरांपासूनचे अंतर · सरळ रेषा
- Patna288 kmcapital
- Kolkata380 km
- Delhi1104 km
- Hyderabad1368 km
प्रकारानुसार जवळचे · प्रदेशात कुठेही
- Railway stationHatwar12 km
- Hospital / PHCChakulia Rural Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankBank of India E Gallery37 km
- Petrol pumpReliance17 km
- Collegecollege ground15 km
- Police stationRailway Police Force RPF14 km
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 852221
तेच नाव, वेगळे ठिकाण
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Saur जवळची गावे
Saur Bazar मंडळ मधील इतर गावे
View all 59+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)