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About Saraswatiganja Village

Saraswatiganja is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 275 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraswatiganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraswatiganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713217
Area (hectares) 133.55 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 275
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Saraswatiganja compares

By the 2011 count Saraswatiganja is the 56th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 133.55 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Saraswatiganja

Saraswatiganja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saraswatiganja 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 Saraswatiganja from other places

Saraswatiganja lies about 89 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 4.5 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 Saraswatiganja
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 6.4 km
Nearest town Sainthia 14 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 89 km

Villages closest to Saraswatiganja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraswatiganja village had a population of 533. That makes it the 56th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Saraswatiganja village has 275 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraswatiganja has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Saraswatiganja is 713217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraswatiganja covers 133.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraswatiganja falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saraswatiganja is Mallarpur, about 4.5 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 Saraswatiganja.

Saraswatiganja is about 89 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraswatiganja is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Mallarpur is about 4.5 km away. Kanksa is about 6.4 km away. Sainthia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandarkona (2.7 km), Panagar (3.8 km) and Jamban (4.6 km).

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

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