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About Sarai Village

Sarai is a large village in Pandua tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,043, made up of 2,023 males and 2,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712149, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Pandua
Pincode 712149
Area (hectares) 286.62 hectares
Population 4,043
Male Population 2,023
Female Population 2,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 11th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 286.62 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sachitara, Sadhat, Saibana and Sandua. 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 4,043. That makes it the 11th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Sarai village has 2,023 males and 2,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sarai is 712149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai covers 286.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai falls under Pandua tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sarai notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Pandua tehsil of Hugli 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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