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About Sarenga Village

Sarenga is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 652 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarenga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarenga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 159.18 hectares
Population 1,214
Male Population 652
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarenga compares

By the 2011 count Sarenga is the 27th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 159.18 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sarenga

Sarenga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarenga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sarenga from other places

Sarenga lies about 52 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Garbeta, about 32 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 Sarenga
Tehsil headquarters Simlapal 18 km
Nearest railway station Garbeta 32 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 34 km
District headquarters Bankura 52 km

Villages closest to Sarenga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simlapal 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 Sarenga

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarenga village had a population of 1,214. That makes it the 27th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Sarenga village has 652 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarenga has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sarenga is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarenga covers 159.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarenga falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sarenga is Garbeta, about 32 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarenga.

Sarenga is about 52 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarenga is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. Simlapal is about 18 km away. Garbeta is about 32 km away. Jhārgrām is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasikpur (8.2 km), Ramgar (8.6 km) and Penruabaid (16 km).

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

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