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About Sundarpur Village

Sundarpur is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 182 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 178.07 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 182
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sundarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sundarpur is the 218th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 178.07 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Sundarpur

Sundarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sundarpur as Available within <5 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 Sundarpur from other places

Sundarpur lies about 132 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 Sundarpur
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 11 km
Nearest town Pakur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 29 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 132 km

Villages closest to Sundarpur

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 Sundarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundarpur village had a population of 338. That makes it the 218th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Sundarpur village has 182 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundarpur has about 857 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 Sundarpur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundarpur covers 178.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sundarpur is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sundarpur.

Sundarpur is about 132 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundarpur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Banshlai Bridge is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 21 km away. Tapan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umanandapur (under 2 km), Lakshmipur (3.4 km) and Shibrampur (3.9 km).

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

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