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About Somserpur Village

Somserpur is a mid sized village in Tarakeswar tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 484 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somserpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somserpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Tarakeswar
Pincode 712410
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 918
Male Population 484
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somserpur compares

By the 2011 count Somserpur is the 69th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Somserpur

Somserpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Somserpur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salepur, Santoshpur, Sardarpur and Shibpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Somserpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Somserpur village had a population of 918. That makes it the 69th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Somserpur village has 484 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somserpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Somserpur is 712410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somserpur covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somserpur falls under Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Somserpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Somserpur.

Somserpur is in Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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