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About Sagrai Village

Sagrai is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 877 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagrai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713424
Area (hectares) 207.05 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 877
Female Population 878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sagrai compares

By the 2011 count Sagrai is the 35th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 207.05 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Sagrai

Sagrai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sagrai 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sagrai from other places

Sagrai lies about 13 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Seharabazar, 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 Sagrai
Nearest railway station Seharabazar 4.5 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 13 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khandaghosh 13 km

Villages closest to Sagrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagrai village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 35th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Sagrai village has 877 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagrai has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Sagrai is 713424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagrai covers 207.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sagrai falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sagrai is Seharabazar, about 4.5 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 Sagrai.

Sagrai is about 13 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagrai is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district. Seharabazar is about 4.5 km away. Barddhaman is about 13 km away. Barddhamān is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Angram (8.9 km), Amra (11 km) and Khadaghosh (13 km).

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

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