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About Sankpur Village

Sankpur is a mid sized village in Pandua tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 486 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.66285698 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pandua
Pincode 712147
Area (hectares) 59.66285698 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 486
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sankpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankpur is the 96th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 59.66285698 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sankpur

The census records public bus service for Sankpur as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankpur from other places

Sankpur 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 Sankpur
Nearest railway station Kankinara 5.1 km
Nearest town Bhātpāra 5.5 km
District headquarters Hugli 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandua 30 km

Villages closest to Sankpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandua 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 Sankpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankpur village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 96th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Sankpur village has 486 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankpur has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sankpur is 712147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankpur covers 59.66285698 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sankpur falls under Pandua tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sankpur is Kankinara, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankpur.

Sankpur 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.

Sankpur is in Pandua tehsil of Hugli district. Kankinara is about 5.1 km away. Bhātpāra is about 5.5 km away. Hugli 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 Jamna (8.8 km), Srinagar (9.4 km) and Ramnagar (9.5 km).

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

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