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About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a small village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 4 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722102
Area (hectares) 50.72 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 4
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 50.72 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sankarpur

The census records public bus service for Sankarpur 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rasiknagarpur, Ray Band, Salbani and Sanbanda. 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 Sankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarpur village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Sankarpur village has 4 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 2750 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 722102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 50.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankarpur falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sankarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Sankarpur.

Sankarpur is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura 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 Sankarpur today is likely to be higher.

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