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About Sarmali Village

Sarmali is a mid sized village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 269 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarmali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarmali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 186.56 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 269
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarmali compares

By the 2011 count Sarmali is the 75th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 186.56 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Sarmali

Sarmali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarmali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sankupi, Sarakdi, Saramchaki and Saridi. 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 Sarmali

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarmali village had a population of 536. That makes it the 75th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Sarmali village has 269 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarmali has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Sarmali is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarmali covers 186.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarmali falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sarmali notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarmali.

Sarmali is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya 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 Sarmali today is likely to be higher.

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