About Sakirpur Village

Sakirpur is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 512 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakirpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rampurhat I
Pincode	731233
Area (hectares)	72.3 hectares
Population	994
Male Population	512
Female Population	482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakirpur compares

By the 2011 count Sakirpur is the 59th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 72.3 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Sakirpur

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

Sakirpur lies about 7.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.7 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 Sakirpur
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampurhat I	7.5 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	7.5 km

Villages closest to Sakirpur

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.

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Common questions about Sakirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakirpur village had a population of 994. That makes it the 59th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Sakirpur village has 512 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakirpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Sakirpur is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakirpur covers 72.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sakirpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sakirpur.

Sakirpur is about 7.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakirpur is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 3.5 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.7 km away. Rampurhat I is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.