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Saur

Saur Bazar mandal
Pincode 852221
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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
Census 2011 · in context

How Saur compares

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).

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Saur at a glance

Saur is a village of 4,220 people in 759 households (Census 2011) in Saur Bazar block, Saharsa district, Bihar, the 16th-largest of 57 villages in Saur Bazar block. Literacy is 42%, about the same as the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 964 women per 1,000 men. It lies 162 km from the Saharsa district centre, 7 km from Sirnia, the nearest town, 12 km from Hatwar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 852221, served by Sour Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 226479. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chakulia Rural Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Saharsa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Indrajeet Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 1,912 in 2026, down 55% since the 2011 Census.

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Saur · this village4,22042%
Saur · Warisaliganj3,10355%0 km N
Saur · Kahalgaon1,87138%0 km N
Saur · Saur Bazar1,4830 km N
Saur · Goalpokher - II1,48331%0.6 km SE
Dhanalia · Goalpokher - II1,22831%0.8 km S
Dala · Fatehpur65550%1 km NW

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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.

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Key facts — 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
Getting there

How to reach Saur

Mandal centre
Saur Bazar · ≈ 137 km
≈ 4 h 42 min by car · 5 h 34 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Saharsa · ≈ 162 km
≈ 5 h 32 min by car · 6 h 35 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 19,318 people
Sirnia · ≈ 6.8 km
≈ 14 min by car · 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna288 kmcapital
  • Kolkata380 km
  • Delhi1104 km
  • Hyderabad1368 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • 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
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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