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About Sarifnagar Village

Sarifnagar 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 1,164, made up of 628 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743395, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarifnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarifnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743395
Area (hectares) 80.11 hectares
Population 1,164
Male Population 628
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarifnagar compares

By the 2011 count Sarifnagar is the 48th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 80.11 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sarifnagar

Sarifnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarifnagar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarifnagar from other places

Sarifnagar lies about 6.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 5.1 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 Sarifnagar
Nearest railway station Madhabpur 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 6.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.1 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.2 km

Villages closest to Sarifnagar

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 Sarifnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarifnagar village had a population of 1,164. That makes it the 48th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Sarifnagar village has 628 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarifnagar has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

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

Sarifnagar covers 80.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarifnagar is Madhabpur, about 5.1 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 <5 km distance for Sarifnagar.

Sarifnagar is about 6.1 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.

Sarifnagar is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 5.1 km away. Mandirbazar is about 6.1 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhananjoypur (under 2 km), Raghunathpur (under 2 km) and Khordda Ratneshwarpur (under 2 km).

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

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