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About Sankharipur Village

Sankharipur is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,442, made up of 1,720 males and 1,722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743387, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankharipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankharipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743387
Area (hectares) 122.87 hectares
Population 3,442
Male Population 1,720
Female Population 1,722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankharipur compares

By the 2011 count Sankharipur is the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 122.87 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sankharipur

Sankharipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankharipur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankharipur from other places

Sankharipur lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Mohan, about under 2 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 Sankharipur
Nearest railway station Krishna Mohan under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 5.0 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Sankharipur

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.

Common questions about Sankharipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankharipur village had a population of 3,442. That makes it the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Sankharipur village has 1,720 males and 1,722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankharipur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sankharipur is 743387. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankharipur covers 122.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sankharipur is Krishna Mohan, about under 2 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 km distance for Sankharipur.

Sankharipur is about 20 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.

Sankharipur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Krishna Mohan is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 5.0 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rana (under 2 km), Ramnagar (under 2 km) and Beliaghata (under 2 km).

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

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