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About Sundarban Village

Sundarban is a small village in Habibpur tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 249 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundarban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundarban village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Habibpur
Pincode 732122
Area (hectares) 186.3 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 249
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sundarban compares

By the 2011 count Sundarban is the 120th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 186.3 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 992.

Getting to Sundarban

Sundarban is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sundarban 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Soladang, Srikrishnapur, Sripur and Srirampur. 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 Sundarban

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundarban village had a population of 471. That makes it the 120th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Sundarban village has 249 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundarban has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sundarban is 732122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundarban covers 186.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sundarban falls under Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sundarban notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Sundarban.

Sundarban is in Habibpur tehsil of Maldah 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 Sundarban today is likely to be higher.

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