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About Sekendarpur Village

Sekendarpur is a large village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,089, made up of 1,050 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekendarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekendarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712412
Area (hectares) 97.53 hectares
Population 2,089
Male Population 1,050
Female Population 1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sekendarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sekendarpur is the 49th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 97.53 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sekendarpur

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

How far is Sekendarpur from other places

Sekendarpur lies about 25 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about under 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 Sekendarpur
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) under 2 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 25 km
District headquarters Hugli 25 km

Villages closest to Sekendarpur

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 Sekendarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekendarpur village had a population of 2,089. That makes it the 49th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Sekendarpur village has 1,050 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekendarpur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sekendarpur is 712412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekendarpur covers 97.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sekendarpur is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about under 2 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 km distance for Sekendarpur.

Sekendarpur is about 25 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekendarpur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about under 2 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 9.6 km away. Khanakul I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoshpur (2.4 km), Amarpur (14 km) and Kanakpur (14 km).

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

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