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About Sulapanipur Village

Sulapanipur is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 92 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 696 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulapanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulapanipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733102
Area (hectares) 127.41 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 92
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 696
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sulapanipur compares

By the 2011 count Sulapanipur is the 258th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 127.41 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sulapanipur

Sulapanipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sulapanipur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sulapanipur from other places

Sulapanipur lies about 139 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 4.2 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 Sulapanipur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 139 km

Villages closest to Sulapanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulapanipur village had a population of 156. That makes it the 258th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Sulapanipur village has 92 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulapanipur has about 696 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sulapanipur is 733102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulapanipur covers 127.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sulapanipur is Lohapur, about 4.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sulapanipur.

Sulapanipur is about 139 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulapanipur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Lohapur is about 4.2 km away. Tapan is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manipur (under 2 km), Badalpur (under 2 km) and Abhirampur (2.2 km).

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

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