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About Serpur Village

Serpur is a mid sized village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,861, made up of 973 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 90.9 hectares
Population 1,861
Male Population 973
Female Population 888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Serpur compares

By the 2011 count Serpur is the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 90.9 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Serpur

Serpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Serpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Serpur from other places

Serpur lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhapdhapi, about 1.9 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 Serpur
Nearest railway station Dhapdhapi 1.9 km
Nearest town Baruipur 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Serpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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 Serpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Serpur village had a population of 1,861. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Serpur village has 973 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Serpur is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serpur covers 90.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Serpur falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Serpur is Dhapdhapi, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Serpur.

Serpur is about 18 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.

Serpur is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhapdhapi is about 1.9 km away. Baruipur is about 7.7 km away. Bhangar I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatipota (1.8 km), Dakshin Narikel Beria (5.8 km) and Dara (7.2 km).

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

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