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About Sankharipota Village

Sankharipota is a mid sized village in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,128, made up of 576 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankharipota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankharipota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Thakurpukur Mahestola
Pincode 700141
Area (hectares) 72.03 hectares
Population 1,128
Male Population 576
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Sankharipota compares

By the 2011 count Sankharipota is the 27th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents. Its 72.03 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Sankharipota

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

Sankharipota lies about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 3.1 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 Sankharipota
Nearest railway station Joka 3.1 km
Nearest town Maheshtala 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurpukur Mahestola 35 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 35 km

Villages closest to Sankharipota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 Sankharipota

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankharipota village had a population of 1,128. That makes it the 27th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents.

Sankharipota village has 576 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankharipota has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Sankharipota is 700141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankharipota covers 72.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sankharipota falls under Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sankharipota is Joka, about 3.1 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 Sankharipota.

Sankharipota is about 35 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.

Sankharipota is in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 3.1 km away. Maheshtala is about 6.3 km away. Thakurpukur Mahestola is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banagram (1.6 km), Rasapunja (1.9 km) and Hanspukuria (2.0 km).

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

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