# Sauraha Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Sauraha

Sauraha is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,438 people in 522 households**, the 92nd largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 3,438people (2011)
- 522households
- 66.2%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sauraha

Of every 100 households in Sauraha in 2011, 10 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sauraha · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**80%

Tap water ****54%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**84%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sauraha?

■ Sauraha · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**928

Working population ****44.4%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 50.5% for women. 44% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 285 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (23%) · **■** Household industry 334 (22%) · **■** Other work 149 (10%) · **■** Marginal 406 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Maharajganj

- Mahuawa3,485 people
- Girgitia3,474 people
- Kuana Chap3,447 people
- Bhuana3,442 people
- Dharmpur3,410 people
- Mahuawa3,410 people
- Nandana3,361 people
- Pipara Munderi3,361 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sauraha?3,438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sauraha in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sauraha?66.2% (Census 2011)