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About Saharia Village

Saharia is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 227 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 100.25 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 227
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saharia compares

By the 2011 count Saharia is the 105th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 100.25 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Saharia

Saharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saharia 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ran Bania, Rana, Rangidas and Rasikpur. 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 Saharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharia village had a population of 437. That makes it the 105th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Saharia village has 227 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharia has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Saharia is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharia covers 100.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharia falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saharia notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Saharia.

Saharia is in Keshiary 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 Saharia today is likely to be higher.

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