About Sanketpur Village

Sanketpur is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,485, made up of 775 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanketpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanketpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati I
Pincode	731238
Area (hectares)	146.07 hectares
Population	1,485
Male Population	775
Female Population	710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sanketpur compares

By the 2011 count Sanketpur is the 52nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 146.07 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sanketpur

Sanketpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sanketpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanketpur from other places

Sanketpur lies about 16 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 3.9 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 Sanketpur
Nearest railway station	Chatra	3.9 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati I	16 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	16 km

Villages closest to Sanketpur

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

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Common questions about Sanketpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanketpur village had a population of 1,485. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Sanketpur village has 775 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanketpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sanketpur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanketpur covers 146.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanketpur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sanketpur is Chatra, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sanketpur.

Sanketpur is about 16 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanketpur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 3.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.0 km away. Nalhati I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.