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About Sarama Village

Sarama is a mid sized village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 379 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarama village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 312.96 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 379
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarama compares

By the 2011 count Sarama is the 43rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 312.96 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sarama

Sarama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarama as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ramchandrapur, Ramkrishnapur, Ramlalpur and Ranipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sarama

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarama village had a population of 706. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Sarama village has 379 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarama has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sarama is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarama covers 312.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarama falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sarama notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sarama.

Sarama is in Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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