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About Saota Village

Saota is a large village in Pursura tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,402, made up of 1,753 males and 1,649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pursura
Pincode 712414
Area (hectares) 299.21 hectares
Population 3,402
Male Population 1,753
Female Population 1,649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saota compares

By the 2011 count Saota is the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents. Its 299.21 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Saota

Saota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saota as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Rasulpur, Rautara, Sahapur and Saidpur. 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 Saota

As per the Census of India 2011, Saota village had a population of 3,402. That makes it the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents.

Saota village has 1,753 males and 1,649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saota has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Saota is 712414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saota covers 299.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saota falls under Pursura tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saota notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saota.

Saota is in Pursura 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 Saota today is likely to be higher.

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