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About Saira Village

Saira is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 459 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 201.94 hectares
Population 916
Male Population 459
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Saira compares

By the 2011 count Saira is the 30th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 201.94 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 995.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajgram, Rasiknagar, Rithugora and Roladi. 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 916. That makes it the 30th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Saira village has 459 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saira has about 996 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Saira is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saira covers 201.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saira falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 km distance for Saira.

Saira is in Bundwan 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 Saira today is likely to be higher.

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