About Sarai Village

Sarai is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 856 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Keshpur
Pincode	721150
Area (hectares)	169.28 hectares
Population	1,640
Male Population	856
Female Population	784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 32nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 169.28 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sankrui, Sankua, Santarya and Sapadiha. 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.

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Common questions about Sarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 1,640. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Sarai village has 856 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Sarai is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai covers 169.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarai.

Sarai is in Keshpur 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.