About Saorapir Village

Saorapir is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 843 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saorapir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saorapir village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Dantan I
Pincode	721426
Area (hectares)	254.35 hectares
Population	1,665
Male Population	843
Female Population	822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saorapir compares

By the 2011 count Saorapir is the 22nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 254.35 hectares work out to about 6.5 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 977.

Getting to Saorapir

Saorapir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saorapir as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saorapir from other places

Saorapir 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 Saorapir
Nearest railway station	Jangalmahal Bhadutala	4.3 km
Nearest town	Medinīpur	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dantan I	18 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	18 km

Villages closest to Saorapir

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

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Common questions about Saorapir

As per the Census of India 2011, Saorapir village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Saorapir village has 843 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saorapir has about 975 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Saorapir is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saorapir covers 254.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saorapir falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saorapir is Jangalmahal Bhadutala, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saorapir.

Saorapir 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.

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