About Sarai Village

Sarai is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 246 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, 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	Kharagpur II
Pincode	721301
Area (hectares)	80.05 hectares
Population	476
Male Population	246
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 124th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 80.05 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 996.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sankati, Sankoa, Sankrishnapur and Sanmaninathpur. 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 476. That makes it the 124th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Sarai village has 246 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Sarai is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai covers 80.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarai falls under Kharagpur II 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is in Kharagpur II 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.