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About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 690 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721458, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721458
Area (hectares) 241.02 hectares
Population 1,343
Male Population 690
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is the 58th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 241.02 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sankarpur

Sankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ram Chak, Rampur, Raybar and Rayganja. 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 1,343. That makes it the 58th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Sankarpur village has 690 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 721458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 241.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankarpur falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sankarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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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