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About Sanaijuri Village

Sanaijuri is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,985, made up of 1,506 males and 1,479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanaijuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanaijuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723149
Area (hectares) 375.95 hectares
Population 2,985
Male Population 1,506
Female Population 1,479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sanaijuri compares

By the 2011 count Sanaijuri is the 14th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 375.95 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Sanaijuri

Sanaijuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanaijuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanaijuri from other places

Sanaijuri lies about 3.7 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Purulia Junction, about 5.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sanaijuri
Tehsil headquarters Purulia I 3.7 km
District headquarters Puruliya 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Purulia Junction 5.3 km

Villages closest to Sanaijuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purulia I tehsil.

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 Sanaijuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanaijuri village had a population of 2,985. That makes it the 14th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Sanaijuri village has 1,506 males and 1,479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanaijuri 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Sanaijuri is 723149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanaijuri covers 375.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanaijuri falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sanaijuri is Purulia Junction, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sanaijuri.

Sanaijuri is about 3.7 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanaijuri is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district. Purulia I is about 3.7 km away. Puruliya is about 3.7 km away. Purulia Junction is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sindri (12 km), Suklara (17 km) and Rampur (29 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sanaijuri today is likely to be higher.

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