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About Ser Village

Ser is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 706 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ser Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ser village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742235
Area (hectares) 257.04 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 706
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Ser compares

By the 2011 count Ser is the 78th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 257.04 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Ser

Ser is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ser 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 Ser from other places

Ser lies about 37 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 7.2 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 Ser
Nearest railway station Lohapur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 15 km
Nearest town Jangipur 16 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 37 km

Villages closest to Ser

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ser village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 78th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Ser village has 706 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ser has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Ser is 742235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ser covers 257.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ser falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ser is Lohapur, about 7.2 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 Ser.

Ser is about 37 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ser is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 7.2 km away. Sagardighi is about 15 km away. Jangipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bergram (under 2 km), Tantibiral (under 2 km) and Math Kharga (1.6 km).

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

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