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About Sanakpur Village

Sanakpur is one of the larger villages in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,050, made up of 2,603 males and 2,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanakpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731245
Area (hectares) 715.64 hectares
Population 5,050
Male Population 2,603
Female Population 2,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Sanakpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 715.64 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sanakpur

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

Sanakpur lies about 4.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 2.0 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 Sanakpur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 4.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.1 km

Villages closest to Sanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Sanakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanakpur village had a population of 5,050. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Sanakpur village has 2,603 males and 2,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanakpur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sanakpur is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanakpur covers 715.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanakpur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sanakpur is Swadinpur, about 2.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sanakpur.

Sanakpur is about 4.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanakpur is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 2.0 km away. Mayureswar I is about 4.9 km away. Birbhum is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathai (3.0 km), Haripur (3.7 km) and Uttar Bhagabatipur (4.2 km).

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

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