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Saur

सौर
Dhauntari mandal
Pincode 249165
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Saur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Saur

  • Jagadi Mandir · 4.6 km

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LGD code
40571
Pincode
249165
Post office
Lambgaon
Population
481
Households
84
Literacy rate
61.3%
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000♂
Workers
279
Distance to district centre
47 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
74 km
Distance to Delhi
254 km
Nearest railway station
Rishikesh · 60 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Jakhal Bhardar · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Saur compares

By population, Saur ranks #12 of 23 villages in Dhauntari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.3%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Saur
61.3%
Dhauntari mandal
61.6%
Uttar Kashi district
65.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
916
−124 vs mandal average
Saur
916
Dhauntari mandal
1,040
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
Saur
5.7
Dhauntari mandal
5.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Saur at a glance

Saur is a village of 481 people in 84 households (Census 2011) in Dhauntari tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 12th-largest of 23 villages in Dhauntari tehsil. Literacy is 61%, about the same as the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the Uttar Kashi district centre, 42 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 60 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 249165, served by Lambgaon post office; the LGD village code is 40571. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jakhal Bhardar, 16 km away. The village votes in Ghanshali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shakti Lal Shah. The population is estimated at 567 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Saur · this village48161%
Kothar · Ghansali38454%0 km N
Anthawal Gaon · Ghansali1,05065%1 km NE
Titan Gaon · Ghansali20559%0.9 km W
Kumar Gaon · Ghansali25551%1.5 km NW
Pajgaon · Ghansali1650%1.5 km NW
Girgaon · Ghansali1,02677%1.5 km NW

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Key facts — Saur

LGD code
40571
Pincode
249165
Post office
Lambgaon
Population (Census 2011)
481
Population (projected 2026)
567
Households
84
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
916
Literacy rate
61.3%
Coordinates
30.43455°N, 78.79090°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Tehri Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ghanshali
Member of Parliament
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
Member of Legislative Assembly
Shakti Lal Shah
Block / Mandal
Dhauntari
Getting there

How to reach Saur

Mandal centre
Dhauntari · ≈ 3.6 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Uttar Kashi · ≈ 47 km
≈ 1 h 37 min by car · 1 h 55 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 26 min by car · 1 h 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun74 kmcapital
  • Delhi254 km
  • Kolkata1292 km
  • Mumbai1396 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRishikesh60 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jakhal Bhardar16 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM24 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum23 km
  • CollegeCommerce Ground CHAURAS23 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station25 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Saur

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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