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About Saralpur Village

Saralpur is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 37 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saralpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saralpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731240
Area (hectares) 39.48 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 37
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saralpur compares

By the 2011 count Saralpur is the 98th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 39.48 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Saralpur

Saralpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saralpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saralpur from other places

Saralpur lies about 10 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 6.9 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 Saralpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 10 km
District headquarters Birbhum 10 km

Villages closest to Saralpur

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

Common questions about Saralpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Saralpur village had a population of 75. That makes it the 98th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Saralpur village has 37 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saralpur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Saralpur is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saralpur covers 39.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saralpur falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saralpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 6.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saralpur.

Saralpur is about 10 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saralpur is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 6.7 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 6.9 km away. Suri I is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandipur (under 2 km), Junidpur (3.3 km) and Mahula (5.0 km).

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

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