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About Sekhpur Village

Sekhpur is a small village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 180 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 57.67 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 180
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
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 Sekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Sekhpur is the 161st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 57.67 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sekhpur

Sekhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sekhpur 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 Sahara, Saidpur, Samra and Sayrapur. 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 Sekhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhpur village had a population of 366. That makes it the 161st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Sekhpur village has 180 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhpur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Sekhpur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekhpur covers 57.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sekhpur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sekhpur 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 Sekhpur.

Sekhpur is in Gangarampur 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 Sekhpur today is likely to be higher.

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