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About Saranja Village

Saranja is a mid sized village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 238 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saranja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saranja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721156
Area (hectares) 85.39 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 238
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saranja compares

By the 2011 count Saranja is the 184th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 85.39 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Saranja

Saranja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saranja as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sangosanipur, Sankachua, Sanshara and Santurya. 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 Saranja

As per the Census of India 2011, Saranja village had a population of 506. That makes it the 184th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Saranja village has 238 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saranja has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Saranja is 721156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saranja covers 85.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saranja falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saranja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Saranja is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Saranja today is likely to be higher.

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