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About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a large village in Suti II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,530, made up of 2,206 males and 2,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742224, 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 Suti II
Pincode 742224
Area (hectares) 34.94 hectares
Population 4,530
Male Population 2,206
Female Population 2,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is the 8th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,615 residents. Its 34.94 hectares work out to about 130 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sankarpur

The census records public bus service for Sankarpur 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paschim Punropara, Paschim Raghunathpur, Paschimpara and Pashchim Rainapur. 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 Sankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarpur village had a population of 4,530. That makes it the 8th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,615 residents.

Sankarpur village has 2,206 males and 2,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 742224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 34.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 130 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sankarpur falls under Suti II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sankarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Sankarpur.

Sankarpur is in Suti II 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 Sankarpur today is likely to be higher.

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