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About Samukpota Village

Samukpota is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,021, made up of 1,014 males and 1,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samukpota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samukpota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 393.51 hectares
Population 2,021
Male Population 1,014
Female Population 1,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Samukpota compares

By the 2011 count Samukpota is the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 393.51 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Samukpota

Samukpota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samukpota 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 Samukpota from other places

Samukpota lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalikapur, about 4.4 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 Samukpota
Nearest railway station Kalikapur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 6.6 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Samukpota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samukpota village had a population of 2,021. That makes it the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Samukpota village has 1,014 males and 1,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samukpota has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Samukpota is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samukpota covers 393.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samukpota falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Samukpota is Kalikapur, about 4.4 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 Samukpota.

Samukpota is about 33 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.

Samukpota is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalikapur is about 4.4 km away. Sonarpur is about 6.6 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muragachha (under 2 km), Garal (under 2 km) and Pratapnagar (2.1 km).

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

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