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About Sungai Village

Sungai is a mid sized village in Berhampore tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 882 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742187, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sungai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sungai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Berhampore
Pincode 742187
Area (hectares) 273.92 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 882
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sungai compares

By the 2011 count Sungai is the 65th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents. Its 273.92 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sungai

Sungai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sungai 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sibpur, Simulia, Sona Diar and Sundalpur. 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 Sungai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sungai village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 65th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents.

Sungai village has 882 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sungai has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sungai is 742187. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sungai covers 273.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sungai falls under Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sungai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Sungai.

Sungai is in Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Sungai today is likely to be higher.

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