About Saora Village

Saora is a mid sized village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 322 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721254, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saora village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandrakona II
Pincode	721254
Area (hectares)	73 hectares
Population	614
Male Population	322
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saora compares

By the 2011 count Saora is the 70th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Saora

Saora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saora 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saora from other places

Saora lies about 18 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jangalmahal Bhadutala, about 4.3 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 Saora
Nearest railway station	Jangalmahal Bhadutala	4.3 km
Nearest town	Medinīpur	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandrakona II	18 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	18 km

Villages closest to Saora

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

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Common questions about Saora

As per the Census of India 2011, Saora village had a population of 614. That makes it the 70th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Saora village has 322 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saora has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Saora is 721254. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saora covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saora falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saora is Jangalmahal Bhadutala, about 4.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saora.

Saora is about 18 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saora is in Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jangalmahal Bhadutala is about 4.3 km away. Medinīpur is about 6.5 km away. Chandrakona II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.