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About Saphkhali Village

Saphkhali is a large village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,813, made up of 1,433 males and 1,380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saphkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saphkhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 202.51 hectares
Population 2,813
Male Population 1,433
Female Population 1,380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Saphkhali compares

By the 2011 count Saphkhali is the 26th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 202.51 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Saphkhali

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

Saphkhali lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 8.2 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 Saphkhali
Nearest railway station Joka 8.2 km
Nearest town Maheshtala 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 27 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Saphkhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saphkhali village had a population of 2,813. That makes it the 26th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Saphkhali village has 1,433 males and 1,380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saphkhali has about 963 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Saphkhali is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saphkhali covers 202.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saphkhali falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saphkhali is Joka, about 8.2 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 Saphkhali.

Saphkhali is about 27 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.

Saphkhali is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 8.2 km away. Maheshtala is about 15 km away. Bishnupur I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakbagi (under 2 km), Bishnupur (under 2 km) and Ganeskuribaria (under 2 km).

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

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