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About Sanjharia Village

Sanjharia 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 294, made up of 138 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanjharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanjharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721126
Area (hectares) 40.36 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 138
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
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 Sanjharia compares

By the 2011 count Sanjharia is the 182nd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 40.36 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Sanjharia

Sanjharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sanjharia 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 Salagerya, Salagerya 2nd Part, Samudrapur and Sanchakteure. 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 Sanjharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanjharia village had a population of 294. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Sanjharia village has 138 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanjharia has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Sanjharia is 721126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanjharia covers 40.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanjharia falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sanjharia 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 Sanjharia.

Sanjharia 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sanjharia today is likely to be higher.

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