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About Sundipur Village

Sundipur is a small village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 242 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731236
Area (hectares) 120.7 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 242
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sundipur compares

By the 2011 count Sundipur is the 111th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 120.7 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sundipur

Sundipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sundipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sundipur from other places

Sundipur lies about 29 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 Sundipur
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 11 km
Nearest town Pakur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 29 km
District headquarters Birbhum 29 km

Villages closest to Sundipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Sundipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundipur village had a population of 484. That makes it the 111th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Sundipur village has 242 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundipur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sundipur is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundipur covers 120.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sundipur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sundipur is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 km distance for Sundipur.

Sundipur is about 29 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundipur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 21 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Debanandapur (under 2 km), Sarbbanandapur (under 2 km) and Patharghata (5.1 km).

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

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