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About Sompur Village

Sompur is a mid sized village in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 616 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sompur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sompur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743401
Area (hectares) 115.91 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 616
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Sompur compares

By the 2011 count Sompur is the 72nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 115.91 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sompur

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

Sompur lies about 35 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lebutala, about 14 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 Sompur
Nearest railway station Lebutala 14 km
Nearest town Dam Dam 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baduria 29 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 35 km

Villages closest to Sompur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sompur village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Sompur village has 616 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sompur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sompur is 743401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sompur covers 115.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sompur falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sompur is Lebutala, about 14 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 Sompur.

Sompur is about 35 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sompur is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Lebutala is about 14 km away. Dam Dam is about 20 km away. Baduria is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Shibpur (2.2 km), Padmapukur (2.7 km) and Mrijapur Uttar (3.3 km).

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

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