About Sekandarpur Village

Sekandarpur is a mid sized village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,386, made up of 704 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekandarpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Magrahat I
Pincode	743513
Area (hectares)	64.43 hectares
Population	1,386
Male Population	704
Female Population	682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sekandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sekandarpur is the 59th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 64.43 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sekandarpur

Sekandarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sekandarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sekandarpur from other places

Sekandarpur lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhamua, about 7.9 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 Sekandarpur
Nearest railway station	Dhamua	7.9 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Magrahat I	18 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	18 km

Villages closest to Sekandarpur

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

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Common questions about Sekandarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekandarpur village had a population of 1,386. That makes it the 59th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Sekandarpur village has 704 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekandarpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sekandarpur is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekandarpur covers 64.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sekandarpur falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sekandarpur is Dhamua, about 7.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sekandarpur.

Sekandarpur 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.

Sekandarpur is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhamua is about 7.9 km away. Baruipur is about 14 km away. Magrahat I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.