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About Saraunja Village

Saraunja is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 360 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraunja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 110.69 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 360
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Saraunja compares

By the 2011 count Saraunja is the 163rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 110.69 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Saraunja

Saraunja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saraunja 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saraunja from other places

Saraunja lies about 6.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 13 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 Saraunja
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 13 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 27 km

Villages closest to Saraunja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 Saraunja

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraunja village had a population of 706. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Saraunja village has 360 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraunja has about 961 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Saraunja is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraunja covers 110.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraunja falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saraunja is Dalkhola, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Saraunja.

Saraunja is about 6.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraunja is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 6.0 km away. Karandighi is about 6.8 km away. Dalkhola is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Dakshin Murhil (under 2 km) and Uttar Murhil (under 2 km).

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

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