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About Supur Village

Supur is a large village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,198, made up of 1,672 males and 1,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Supur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Supur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722101
Area (hectares) 599.39 hectares
Population 3,198
Male Population 1,672
Female Population 1,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Supur compares

By the 2011 count Supur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 599.39 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Supur

Supur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Supur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Supur from other places

Supur lies about 32 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 32 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 Supur
Tehsil headquarters Khatra 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 32 km
District headquarters Bankura 32 km
Nearest town Bānkura 32 km

Villages closest to Supur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Supur village had a population of 3,198. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Supur village has 1,672 males and 1,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Supur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Supur is 722101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Supur covers 599.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Supur falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Supur is Bankura Jn., about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Supur.

Supur is about 32 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Supur is in Khatra tehsil of Bankura district. Khatra is about 4.7 km away. Bankura Jn. is about 32 km away. Bankura is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatra (4.7 km), Dharampur (5.1 km) and Ghagra (6.7 km).

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

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