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About Sanpukuria Village

Sanpukuria is a large village in Bhangar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,654, made up of 1,386 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanpukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanpukuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar II
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 58.88 hectares
Population 2,654
Male Population 1,386
Female Population 1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Sanpukuria compares

By the 2011 count Sanpukuria is the 39th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents. Its 58.88 hectares work out to about 45 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 Sanpukuria

Sanpukuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sanpukuria 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 Sanpukuria from other places

Sanpukuria lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur, 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 Sanpukuria
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur under 2 km
Nearest town Baruipur 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar II 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Sanpukuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanpukuria village had a population of 2,654. That makes it the 39th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents.

Sanpukuria village has 1,386 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanpukuria has about 915 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 Sanpukuria is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanpukuria covers 58.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sanpukuria falls under Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sanpukuria is Kalyanpur, about under 2 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 Sanpukuria.

Sanpukuria 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.

Sanpukuria is in Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyanpur is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 2.4 km away. Bhangar II 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 Chariswar (7.9 km), Tona (8.6 km) and Sonpur (10 km).

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

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