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About Sidpur Village

Sidpur is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,299, made up of 664 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723148
Area (hectares) 300.68 hectares
Population 1,299
Male Population 664
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sidpur compares

By the 2011 count Sidpur is the 52nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 300.68 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Sidpur

Sidpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sidpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ratanpur, Sandradi, Senera Amra and Shitalpur. 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 Sidpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidpur village had a population of 1,299. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Sidpur village has 664 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Sidpur is 723148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sidpur covers 300.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sidpur falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sidpur 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 village for Sidpur.

Sidpur is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya 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 Sidpur today is likely to be higher.

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