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About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a large village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,389, made up of 1,765 males and 1,624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712303
Area (hectares) 243.79 hectares
Population 3,389
Male Population 1,765
Female Population 1,624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is the 23rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 243.79 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sankarpur

Sankarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankarpur as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankarpur from other places

Sankarpur lies about 8.7 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kankinara, about 5.1 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 Sankarpur
Nearest railway station Kankinara 5.1 km
Nearest town Bhātpāra 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 8.7 km
District headquarters Hugli 8.7 km

Villages closest to Sankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanakul I 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 Sankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarpur village had a population of 3,389. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Sankarpur village has 1,765 males and 1,624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 712303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 243.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankarpur falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sankarpur is Kankinara, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankarpur.

Sankarpur is about 8.7 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankarpur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Kankinara is about 5.1 km away. Bhātpāra is about 5.5 km away. Khanakul I is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahanpur (6.7 km), Chuadanga (6.9 km) and Pol (8.9 km).

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

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