About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a mid sized village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,630, made up of 837 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, 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	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Baruipur
Pincode	743610
Area (hectares)	122.45 hectares
Population	1,630
Male Population	837
Female Population	793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is the 71st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 122.45 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankarpur from other places

Sankarpur lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhapdhapi, about 3.3 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 Sankarpur
Nearest railway station	Dhapdhapi	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baruipur	7.1 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	16 km

Villages closest to Sankarpur

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

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Common questions about Sankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarpur village had a population of 1,630. That makes it the 71st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Sankarpur village has 837 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 122.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankarpur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sankarpur is Dhapdhapi, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankarpur.

Sankarpur is about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankarpur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhapdhapi is about 3.3 km away. Baruipur is about 7.1 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.