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About Sanchra Village

Sanchra is a large village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,846, made up of 1,983 males and 1,863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanchra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanchra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 713401
Area (hectares) 502.71 hectares
Population 3,846
Male Population 1,983
Female Population 1,863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Sanchra compares

By the 2011 count Sanchra is the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 502.71 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sanchra

The census records public bus service for Sanchra 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 Sadarpur, Sadipur, Sahapur and Sahhosenpur. 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 Sanchra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanchra village had a population of 3,846. That makes it the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Sanchra village has 1,983 males and 1,863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanchra has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sanchra is 713401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanchra covers 502.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanchra falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sanchra 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 Sanchra.

Sanchra is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Sanchra today is likely to be higher.

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