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About Serpur Village

Serpur is one of the larger villages in Kaliachak I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,838, made up of 6,627 males and 6,211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732206, 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 Kaliachak I
Pincode 732206
Area (hectares) 300.82 hectares
Population 12,838
Male Population 6,627
Female Population 6,211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Serpur compares

By the 2011 count Serpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents. Its 300.82 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Serpur

The census records public bus service for Serpur 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 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
Nearest town Manihāri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliachak I 34 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 Kaliachak 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 12,838. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents.

Serpur village has 6,627 males and 6,211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Serpur is 732206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serpur covers 300.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Serpur falls under Kaliachak 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 <5 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 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 Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 2.3 km away. Manihāri is about 26 km away. Kaliachak I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipur (6.9 km), Nazirpur (8.1 km) and Silampur (8.3 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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