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About Sambhunagar Village

Sambhunagar is a mid sized village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 331 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sambhunagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambhunagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal II
Pincode 732139
Area (hectares) 133.87 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 331
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sambhunagar compares

By the 2011 count Sambhunagar is the 78th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 133.87 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sambhunagar

Sambhunagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sambhunagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sambhunagar from other places

Sambhunagar lies about 44 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 2.5 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 Sambhunagar
Nearest railway station Dilli Dewan Ganj 2.5 km
Nearest town Manihāri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal II 21 km
District headquarters Maldah 44 km

Villages closest to Sambhunagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sambhunagar village had a population of 626. That makes it the 78th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Sambhunagar village has 331 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambhunagar has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sambhunagar is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sambhunagar covers 133.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sambhunagar falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sambhunagar is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sambhunagar is about 44 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambhunagar is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Dilli Dewan Ganj is about 2.5 km away. Manihāri is about 19 km away. Chanchal II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basudebpur (under 2 km), Lalganj (4.3 km) and Khanpur (4.7 km).

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

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