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About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a large village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,411, made up of 2,240 males and 2,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742202
Area (hectares) 99.37 hectares
Population 4,411
Male Population 2,240
Female Population 2,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is the 10th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 99.37 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankarpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankarpur from other places

Sankarpur lies about 68 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Sanko Para Halt, about 1.8 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 Sankarpur
Nearest railway station Sanko Para Halt 1.8 km
Nearest town Dhuliān 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 12 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 68 km

Villages closest to Sankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarpur village had a population of 4,411. That makes it the 10th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Sankarpur village has 2,240 males and 2,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 742202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 99.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sankarpur falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sankarpur is Sanko Para Halt, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankarpur.

Sankarpur is about 68 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankarpur is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Sanko Para Halt is about 1.8 km away. Dhuliān is about 4.6 km away. Farakka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabanipur (under 2 km), Uttar Bhabanipur (under 2 km) and Sibnagar (under 2 km).

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

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