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About Saira Village

Saira is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,122, made up of 2,178 males and 1,944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721636, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721636
Area (hectares) 174.21 hectares
Population 4,122
Male Population 2,178
Female Population 1,944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Saira compares

By the 2011 count Saira is the 10th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 174.21 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Saira

Saira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saira 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 Raghunathpur, Rajgoda, Ramchandrapur and Ranichak. 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 Saira

As per the Census of India 2011, Saira village had a population of 4,122. That makes it the 10th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Saira village has 2,178 males and 1,944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saira has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Saira is 721636. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saira covers 174.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saira falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saira 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 Saira.

Saira is in Sahid Matangini 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 Saira today is likely to be higher.

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