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About Serpur Village

Serpur is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,752, made up of 1,863 males and 1,889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742157
Area (hectares) 130.45 hectares
Population 3,752
Male Population 1,863
Female Population 1,889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Serpur compares

By the 2011 count Serpur is the 16th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 130.45 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Serpur

Serpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Serpur as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Serpur from other places

Serpur lies about 44 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 5.5 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 town Rampur Hat 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 23 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 44 km

Villages closest to Serpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khargram 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 3,752. That makes it the 16th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Serpur village has 1,863 males and 1,889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serpur has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Serpur is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serpur covers 130.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Serpur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Serpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Serpur.

Serpur is about 44 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serpur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 5.4 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 5.5 km away. Khargram is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurulia (under 2 km), Kesiadanga (3.1 km) and Khansama Danga (3.1 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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