About Sansat Village

Sansat is a large village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,551, made up of 2,209 males and 2,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sansat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sansat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode	731240
Area (hectares)	388.51 hectares
Population	4,551
Male Population	2,209
Female Population	2,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sansat compares

By the 2011 count Sansat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 388.51 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sansat

Sansat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sansat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sansat from other places

Sansat lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.8 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 Sansat
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	3.8 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bolpur Sriniketan	13 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	13 km

Villages closest to Sansat

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.

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Common questions about Sansat

As per the Census of India 2011, Sansat village had a population of 4,551. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Sansat village has 2,209 males and 2,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sansat has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sansat is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sansat covers 388.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sansat is Mallarpur, about 3.8 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 village for Sansat.

Sansat is about 13 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sansat is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.8 km away. Rampur Hat is about 9.9 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.