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About Sarua Village

Sarua is a small village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 256 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733133
Area (hectares) 124.4 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 256
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarua compares

By the 2011 count Sarua is the 199th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 124.4 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Sarua

Sarua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarua as Available within 5 - 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 Sangaon, Sangram, Sankarpur and Sarai. 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 Sarua

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarua village had a population of 470. That makes it the 199th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Sarua village has 256 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarua has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Sarua is 733133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarua covers 124.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarua falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Sarua is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Sarua today is likely to be higher.

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