About Sarifabad Village

Sarifabad 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 985, made up of 495 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarifabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarifabad village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Tapan
Pincode	733127
Area (hectares)	264.94 hectares
Population	985
Male Population	495
Female Population	490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarifabad compares

By the 2011 count Sarifabad is the 78th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 264.94 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sarifabad

Sarifabad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarifabad as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarifabad from other places

Sarifabad lies about 161 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 8.4 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 Sarifabad
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	8.4 km
Nearest town	Dumka	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tapan	34 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	161 km

Villages closest to Sarifabad

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.

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Common questions about Sarifabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarifabad village had a population of 985. That makes it the 78th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Sarifabad village has 495 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarifabad has about 990 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 Sarifabad is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarifabad covers 264.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarifabad is Harinsing, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sarifabad is about 161 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarifabad is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Harinsing is about 8.4 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Tapan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.