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About Sapkhali Village

Sapkhali is one of the larger villages in Sagar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,738, made up of 3,511 males and 3,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743373, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sapkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sapkhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 743373
Area (hectares) 861.69 hectares
Population 6,738
Male Population 3,511
Female Population 3,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sapkhali compares

By the 2011 count Sapkhali is the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,048 residents. Its 861.69 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sapkhali

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

How far is Sapkhali from other places

Sapkhali lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 8.2 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 Sapkhali
Nearest railway station Joka 8.2 km
Nearest town Maheshtala 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 27 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Sapkhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sapkhali village had a population of 6,738. That makes it the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,048 residents.

Sapkhali village has 3,511 males and 3,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sapkhali has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Sapkhali is 743373. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sapkhali covers 861.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sapkhali falls under Sagar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sapkhali is Joka, about 8.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sapkhali.

Sapkhali is about 27 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.

Sapkhali is in Sagar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 8.2 km away. Maheshtala is about 15 km away. Sagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishnupur (under 2 km), Bamankhali (5.9 km) and Naraharipur (6.0 km).

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

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