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About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a small village in Raina I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 226 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713424, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina I
Pincode 713424
Area (hectares) 104.28 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 226
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is the 96th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents. Its 104.28 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sankarpur

Sankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rupsona, Sahajpur, Sakita and Salgachha. 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 462. That makes it the 96th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents.

Sankarpur village has 226 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 713424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 104.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankarpur falls under Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sankarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Raina I 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 Sankarpur today is likely to be higher.

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