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About Saorda Village

Saorda 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 408, made up of 194 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saorda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saorda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 24.77 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 194
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
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 Saorda compares

By the 2011 count Saorda is the 143rd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 24.77 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Saorda

Saorda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saorda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saorda from other places

Saorda lies about 18 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jangalmahal Bhadutala, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Saorda
Nearest railway station Jangalmahal Bhadutala 4.3 km
Nearest town Medinīpur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur II 18 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 18 km

Villages closest to Saorda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur II tehsil.

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 Saorda

As per the Census of India 2011, Saorda village had a population of 408. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Saorda village has 194 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saorda has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

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

Saorda covers 24.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Saorda is Jangalmahal Bhadutala, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Saorda.

Saorda is about 18 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saorda is in Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jangalmahal Bhadutala is about 4.3 km away. Medinīpur is about 6.5 km away. Kharagpur II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mendipur (6.8 km), Ramchandrapur (14 km) and Jakpur (14 km).

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

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