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About Sanfua Village

Sanfua is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 560 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanfua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanfua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 177.84 hectares
Population 1,102
Male Population 560
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanfua compares

By the 2011 count Sanfua is the 48th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 177.84 hectares work out to about 6.2 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 952.

Getting to Sanfua

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

How far is Sanfua from other places

Sanfua lies about 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 2.2 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 Sanfua
Nearest railway station Murarai 2.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 28 km
District headquarters Birbhum 28 km

Villages closest to Sanfua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanfua village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 48th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Sanfua village has 560 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanfua has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sanfua is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanfua covers 177.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanfua falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sanfua is Murarai, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance for Sanfua.

Sanfua is about 28 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanfua is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 2.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Murarai I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatepur (under 2 km), Ruprampur (1.8 km) and Murarai (2.1 km).

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

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