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About Sekhpur Village

Sekhpur is a mid sized village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 447 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743354
Area (hectares) 56.44 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 447
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Sekhpur is the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 56.44 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sekhpur

Sekhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sekhpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sekhpur from other places

Sekhpur lies about 6.7 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about under 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 Sekhpur
Nearest railway station Madhabpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 6.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.7 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.9 km

Villages closest to Sekhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhpur village had a population of 850. That makes it the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Sekhpur village has 447 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sekhpur is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekhpur covers 56.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sekhpur falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sekhpur is Madhabpur, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sekhpur.

Sekhpur is about 6.7 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.

Sekhpur is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about under 2 km away. Mathurapur I is about 6.7 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harekrishnapur (under 2 km), Uttar Gobindapur (under 2 km) and Tajpur (under 2 km).

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

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