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About Serpur Village

Serpur is a large village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,107, made up of 1,076 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 235.88 hectares
Population 2,107
Male Population 1,076
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Serpur compares

By the 2011 count Serpur is the 32nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 235.88 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Serpur

Serpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Serpur 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 Serpur from other places

Serpur lies about 5.8 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 5.5 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 Serpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 5.8 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.8 km

Villages closest to Serpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Serpur village had a population of 2,107. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Serpur village has 1,076 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Serpur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serpur covers 235.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Serpur falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Serpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 5.5 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 Serpur.

Serpur is about 5.8 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serpur is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 5.4 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 5.5 km away. Rampurhat I is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamdebpur (under 2 km), Narayanpur (1.6 km) and Bhabki (1.7 km).

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

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