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About Saontal Motha Village

Saontal Motha is a small village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 228 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saontal Motha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saontal Motha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 83.95 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 228
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saontal Motha compares

By the 2011 count Saontal Motha is the 68th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 83.95 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 944.

Getting to Saontal Motha

Saontal Motha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saontal Motha as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranipur, Ranipur Colliery, Ranpur and Ray Band. 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 Saontal Motha

As per the Census of India 2011, Saontal Motha village had a population of 452. That makes it the 68th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Saontal Motha village has 228 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saontal Motha has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Saontal Motha is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saontal Motha covers 83.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saontal Motha falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saontal Motha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saontal Motha.

Saontal Motha is in Neturia 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 Saontal Motha today is likely to be higher.

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