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About Sarakata Village

Sarakata is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 205 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarakata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 104.19 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 205
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarakata compares

By the 2011 count Sarakata is the 81st largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 104.19 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Sarakata

Sarakata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarakata as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salika, Salpatra, Sanbelia and Sangram. 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 Sarakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarakata village had a population of 397. That makes it the 81st largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Sarakata village has 205 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarakata has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Sarakata is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarakata covers 104.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarakata falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Sarakata is in Jamboni 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 Sarakata today is likely to be higher.

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