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About Sarisha Village

Sarisha is a mid sized village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 260 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarisha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarisha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 109.48 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 260
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarisha compares

By the 2011 count Sarisha is the 86th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 109.48 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Sarisha

Sarisha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarisha as Available within 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 Saharia, Sakal Bani, Salbani and Sankmari. 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 Sarisha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarisha village had a population of 510. That makes it the 86th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Sarisha village has 260 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarisha has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

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

Sarisha covers 109.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

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

Sarisha 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 Sarisha today is likely to be higher.

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