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About Sasapota Village

Sasapota is a large village in Khanakul II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,414, made up of 1,194 males and 1,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasapota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasapota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul II
Pincode 712417
Area (hectares) 130.88 hectares
Population 2,414
Male Population 1,194
Female Population 1,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasapota compares

By the 2011 count Sasapota is the 29th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents. Its 130.88 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sasapota

Sasapota is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sasapota as Available within 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 Sasapota from other places

Sasapota lies about 9.7 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Chandannagar, about 7.3 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 Sasapota
Nearest railway station Chandannagar 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul II 9.7 km
District headquarters Hugli 9.7 km

Villages closest to Sasapota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasapota village had a population of 2,414. That makes it the 29th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents.

Sasapota village has 1,194 males and 1,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasapota has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Sasapota is 712417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasapota covers 130.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sasapota falls under Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sasapota is Chandannagar, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sasapota.

Sasapota is about 9.7 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasapota is in Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district. Chandannagar is about 7.3 km away. Khanakul II is about 9.7 km away. Hugli is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanpanagari (8.7 km), Chinra (10 km) and Khantara (11 km).

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

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