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About Sasipur Village

Sasipur is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 477 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713377, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713377
Area (hectares) 64.39 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 477
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Sasipur compares

By the 2011 count Sasipur is the 40th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 64.39 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sasipur

Sasipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sasipur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sasipur from other places

Sasipur lies about 109 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 4.7 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 Sasipur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 24 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 109 km

Villages closest to Sasipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasipur village had a population of 939. That makes it the 40th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Sasipur village has 477 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasipur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sasipur is 713377. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasipur covers 64.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sasipur falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sasipur is Swadinpur, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sasipur.

Sasipur is about 109 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasipur is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Swadinpur is about 4.7 km away. Rampur Hat is about 6.5 km away. Kanksa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandapur (2.0 km), Benodpur (5.1 km) and Bandra (6.1 km).

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

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