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About Sankhopara Village

Sankhopara is a village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The village covers 176.4 hectares hectares.

Sankhopara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhopara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Area (hectares) 176.4 hectares

How far is Sankhopara from other places

Sankhopara lies about 67 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 Sankhopara
Nearest railway station Sanko Para Halt 1.8 km
Nearest town Dhuliān 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 13 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 67 km

Villages closest to Sankhopara

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 Sankhopara

Sankhopara covers 176.4 hectares as recorded in the census.

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

The nearest railway station to Sankhopara is Sanko Para Halt, about 1.8 km away in a straight line.

Sankhopara is about 67 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhopara is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Sanko Para Halt is about 1.8 km away. Dhuliān is about 3.6 km away. Farakka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjunpur (under 2 km), Sibnagar (2.3 km) and Kuli (2.5 km).

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

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