About Saora Village

Saora is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 392 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731242, 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	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati I
Pincode	731242
Area (hectares)	95.3 hectares
Population	747
Male Population	392
Female Population	355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saora compares

By the 2011 count Saora is the 69th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 95.3 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Saora

Saora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Saora from other places

Saora lies about 30 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sainthia Junction, about 2.1 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	Sainthia Junction	2.1 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati I	30 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	30 km

Villages closest to Saora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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.

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Common questions about Saora

As per the Census of India 2011, Saora village had a population of 747. That makes it the 69th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Saora village has 392 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saora has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Saora is 731242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saora covers 95.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saora falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saora is Sainthia Junction, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saora.

Saora is about 30 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saora is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Sainthia Junction is about 2.1 km away. Sainthia is about 2.3 km away. Nalhati I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.