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About Sarania Village

Sarania is a mid sized village in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 414 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat I
Pincode 743429
Area (hectares) 46.28 hectares
Population 790
Male Population 414
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarania compares

By the 2011 count Sarania is the 49th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 46.28 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Sarania

Sarania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarania as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarania from other places

Sarania lies about 16 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Guma, about 3.3 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 Sarania
Nearest railway station Guma 3.3 km
Nearest town Hābra 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat I 16 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Sarania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarania village had a population of 790. That makes it the 49th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Sarania village has 414 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarania has about 908 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 Sarania is 743429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarania covers 46.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarania falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sarania is Guma, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sarania.

Sarania is about 16 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarania is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Guma is about 3.3 km away. Hābra is about 5.9 km away. Basirhat I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimdari (8.5 km), Dakshin Gulaichandi (11 km) and Gulai Chandi (11 km).

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

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