# Saroura Village, Maharajganj, Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Rae Bareli 

# Saroura

Saroura is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,824 people in 356 households**, the 93rd largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,824people (2011)
- 356households
- 71.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saroura

Of every 100 households in Saroura in 2011, 61 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saroura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**81%

Tap water ****9%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****74%**

**78%

Television ****26%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**10%

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 Saroura?

■ Saroura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**933

Working population ****42.0%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 58.4% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 631 (82%)

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

- Sabji1,875 people
- Bahuda Khurd1,852 people
- Para Khurd1,848 people
- Oee1,829 people
- Dostpur1,790 people
- Majhigawan1,782 people
- Jalalpur1,742 people
- Uchauri1,742 people

[All 203 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saroura?1,824 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saroura in?Rae Bareli district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saroura?71.6% (Census 2011)