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About Saru Chenga Village

Saru Chenga is a small village in Chenga tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 133 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saru Chenga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saru Chenga village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Chenga
Pincode 781305
Area (hectares) 237.44 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 133
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saru Chenga compares

By the 2011 count Saru Chenga is the 61st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents. Its 237.44 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Saru Chenga

Saru Chenga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saru Chenga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saru Chenga from other places

Saru Chenga lies about 16 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Nizsariha Halt, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Saru Chenga
Tehsil headquarters Chenga 16 km
District headquarters Barpeta 16 km
Nearest railway station Nizsariha Halt 24 km

Villages closest to Saru Chenga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chenga tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Saru Chenga

As per the Census of India 2011, Saru Chenga village had a population of 237. That makes it the 61st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents.

Saru Chenga village has 133 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saru Chenga has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Saru Chenga is 781305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saru Chenga covers 237.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saru Chenga falls under Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Saru Chenga is Nizsariha Halt, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saru Chenga.

Saru Chenga is about 16 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saru Chenga is in Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district. Chenga is about 16 km away. Barpeta is about 16 km away. Nizsariha Halt is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Chenga (under 2 km), Bampara (1.6 km) and Niz Chenga (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Saru Chenga today is likely to be higher.

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