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About Saranpur Village

Saranpur is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 408 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.36 hectares hectares.

Saranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saranpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 133.36 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 408
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
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 Saranpur compares

By the 2011 count Saranpur is the 123rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 133.36 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Saranpur

Saranpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saranpur 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 Saranpur from other places

Saranpur lies about 14 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 9.0 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 Saranpur
Nearest railway station Bira 9.0 km
Nearest town Naihāti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 14 km
District headquarters Hugli 14 km

Villages closest to Saranpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Saranpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Saranpur village had a population of 842. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Saranpur village has 408 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saranpur has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Saranpur covers 133.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saranpur falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saranpur is Bira, about 9.0 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 Saranpur.

Saranpur is about 14 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saranpur is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Bira is about 9.0 km away. Naihāti is about 11 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Dadpur (4.5 km), Dampur (4.5 km) and Uttar Dadpur (4.5 km).

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

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