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About Sangur Village

Sangur 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 3,962, made up of 2,031 males and 1,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 326.15 hectares
Population 3,962
Male Population 2,031
Female Population 1,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sangur compares

By the 2011 count Sangur is the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 326.15 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sangur

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

Sangur lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Champahati, about 4.6 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 Sangur
Nearest railway station Champahati 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 9.8 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 9.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Sangur

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 Sangur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangur village had a population of 3,962. That makes it the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Sangur village has 2,031 males and 1,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangur has about 951 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 962.

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

Sangur covers 326.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sangur is Champahati, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sangur.

Sangur is about 32 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.

Sangur is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Champahati is about 4.6 km away. Sonarpur is about 9.8 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nabhasan (under 2 km), Kustia (under 2 km) and Makrampur (under 2 km).

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

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