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About Saurang Village

Saurang is a mid sized village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 765 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saurang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saurang village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 681.23 hectares
Population 1,501
Male Population 765
Female Population 736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saurang compares

By the 2011 count Saurang is the 35th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 681.23 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Saurang

Saurang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saurang as Available within 10+ 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 Ramkundi, Rolabad, Samakata and Saragarya. 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 Saurang

As per the Census of India 2011, Saurang village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 35th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Saurang village has 765 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saurang has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Saurang is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saurang covers 681.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saurang falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saurang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saurang.

Saurang is in Puncha 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 Saurang today is likely to be higher.

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