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About Sarsa Village

Sarsa is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 389 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721464, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721464
Area (hectares) 131.59 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 389
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sarsa is the 89th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 131.59 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sarsa

Sarsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarsa as Available within <5 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 Ramchak Gopalchak, Rupnagar, Safiabad and Saraswatipur. 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 Sarsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsa village had a population of 759. That makes it the 89th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Sarsa village has 389 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsa has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Sarsa is 721464. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarsa covers 131.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarsa falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sarsa notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Sarsa.

Sarsa is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba 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 Sarsa today is likely to be higher.

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