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About Sujapur Village

Sujapur is a mid sized village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,712, made up of 885 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sujapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sujapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732142
Area (hectares) 119.69 hectares
Population 1,712
Male Population 885
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sujapur compares

By the 2011 count Sujapur is the 21st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 119.69 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sujapur

The census records public bus service for Sujapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sujapur from other places

Sujapur lies about 31 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Jamirghata, about 1.9 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 Sujapur
Nearest railway station Jamirghata 1.9 km
Nearest town Malda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Maldah Old 31 km
District headquarters Maldah 31 km

Villages closest to Sujapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maldah Old 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 Sujapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sujapur village had a population of 1,712. That makes it the 21st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Sujapur village has 885 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sujapur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sujapur is 732142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sujapur covers 119.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sujapur falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sujapur is Jamirghata, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sujapur is about 31 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sujapur is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district. Jamirghata is about 1.9 km away. Malda is about 12 km away. Maldah Old is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangabari (12 km), Phuldanga (12 km) and Adampur (20 km).

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

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