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About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a small village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 83 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733246, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733246
Area (hectares) 70.2 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 83
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
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 Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is the 144th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 70.2 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sankarpur

Sankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankarpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Sahabaddipur, Sahananda, Saidpur and Sakrail. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarpur village had a population of 178. That makes it the 144th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Sankarpur village has 83 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 733246. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 70.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankarpur falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sankarpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Sankarpur.

Sankarpur is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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