About Saora Village

Saora is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,191, made up of 1,162 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713358, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saora village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Raniganj
Pincode	713358
Area (hectares)	219.35 hectares
Population	2,191
Male Population	1,162
Female Population	1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saora compares

By the 2011 count Saora is the 4th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 219.35 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Saora

Saora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saora 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Narankuri, Nimcha, Raghunathchak and Ratibati. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saora from other places

Saora lies about 99 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 13 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 Saora
Nearest railway station	Madhukunda Railway Station	13 km
Nearest town	Āsansol	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	22 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	99 km

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.

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Common questions about Saora

As per the Census of India 2011, Saora village had a population of 2,191. That makes it the 4th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Saora village has 1,162 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saora has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Saora is 713358. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saora covers 219.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saora falls under Raniganj tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saora is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Saora is about 99 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saora is in Raniganj tehsil of Barddhaman district. Madhukunda Railway Station is about 13 km away. Āsansol is about 18 km away. Raniganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.