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About Sarai Village

Sarai is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,586, made up of 816 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 187.07 hectares
Population 1,586
Male Population 816
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 25th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 187.07 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sahananda, Saidpur, Sakrail and Samaspur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 1,586. That makes it the 25th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Sarai village has 816 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sarai is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai covers 187.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sarai notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Sarai.

Sarai is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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