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About Serpur Village

Serpur is one of the larger villages in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,170, made up of 4,178 males and 3,992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, 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 Magrahat I
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 358.03 hectares
Population 8,170
Male Population 4,178
Female Population 3,992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Serpur compares

By the 2011 count Serpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 358.03 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Serpur

Serpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Serpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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 Magrahat 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 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.

Common questions about Serpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Serpur village had a population of 8,170. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Serpur village has 4,178 males and 3,992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serpur has about 955 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 953.

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

Serpur covers 358.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Serpur falls under Magrahat 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhapdhapi is about 1.9 km away. Baruipur is about 7.7 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.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (8.2 km), Kamalpur (14 km) and Jalghara (16 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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