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About Serpur Village

Serpur is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,511, made up of 1,267 males and 1,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 315.03 hectares
Population 2,511
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Serpur compares

By the 2011 count Serpur is the 30th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 315.03 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Serpur

Serpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Serpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Serpur from other places

Serpur lies about 34 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 2.3 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 Serpur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 12 km
Nearest town Manihāri 26 km
District headquarters Maldah 34 km

Villages closest to Serpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Serpur village had a population of 2,511. That makes it the 30th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Serpur village has 1,267 males and 1,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serpur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Serpur is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serpur covers 315.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Serpur falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Serpur is Milangarh, about 2.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Serpur.

Serpur is about 34 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serpur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 2.3 km away. Chanchal I is about 12 km away. Manihāri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauripur (under 2 km), Nayanpur (4.5 km) and Nabagram (4.6 km).

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

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