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About Paschim Sankarpur Village

Paschim Sankarpur is a mid sized village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 335 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743395, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Sankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Sankarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743395
Area (hectares) 27.45 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 335
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paschim Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Sankarpur is the 81st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 27.45 hectares work out to about 23 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 948.

Getting to Paschim Sankarpur

The census records public bus service for Paschim Sankarpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paschim Sankarpur from other places

Paschim Sankarpur lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, about 3.4 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 Paschim Sankarpur
Nearest railway station Udairampur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 16 km

Villages closest to Paschim Sankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandirbazar 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 Paschim Sankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Sankarpur village had a population of 645. That makes it the 81st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Paschim Sankarpur village has 335 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Sankarpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Sankarpur is 743395. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Sankarpur covers 27.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paschim Sankarpur falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Sankarpur is Udairampur, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Paschim Sankarpur.

Paschim Sankarpur is about 14 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.

Paschim Sankarpur is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Udairampur is about 3.4 km away. Mandirbazar is about 14 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gabberia (under 2 km), Chotta Ramkrishnapur (under 2 km) and Purba Damodarpur (under 2 km).

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

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