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About Bad Sankair Village

Bad Sankair is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 534 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bad Sankair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bad Sankair village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 111.71 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 534
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bad Sankair compares

By the 2011 count Bad Sankair is the 73rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 111.71 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bad Sankair

Bad Sankair is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bad Sankair as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arjunpur, Atila, Azmatpur and Babatail. 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 Bad Sankair

As per the Census of India 2011, Bad Sankair village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Bad Sankair village has 534 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bad Sankair has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bad Sankair is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bad Sankair covers 111.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bad Sankair falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bad Sankair notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bad Sankair is in Tapan 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 Bad Sankair today is likely to be higher.

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