About Saonsa Village

Saonsa is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 566 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saonsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saonsa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rampurhat I
Pincode	731224
Area (hectares)	103.64 hectares
Population	1,078
Male Population	566
Female Population	512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saonsa compares

By the 2011 count Saonsa is the 56th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 103.64 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Saonsa

Saonsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saonsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Saonsa from other places

Saonsa lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.8 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 Saonsa
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	3.8 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampurhat I	13 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	13 km

Villages closest to Saonsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saonsa village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 56th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Saonsa village has 566 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saonsa has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Saonsa is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saonsa covers 103.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saonsa falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saonsa is Mallarpur, about 3.8 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 village for Saonsa.

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

Saonsa is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.8 km away. Rampur Hat is about 9.9 km away. Rampurhat I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.