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About Sarjapur Village

Sarjapur is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,911, made up of 2,536 males and 2,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarjapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarjapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 320.1 hectares
Population 4,911
Male Population 2,536
Female Population 2,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sarjapur compares

By the 2011 count Sarjapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 320.1 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sarjapur

Sarjapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarjapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarjapur from other places

Sarjapur lies about 10 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, 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 Sarjapur
Nearest railway station Surja Kama under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 10 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 10 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 21 km

Villages closest to Sarjapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Sarjapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarjapur village had a population of 4,911. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Sarjapur village has 2,536 males and 2,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarjapur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sarjapur is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarjapur covers 320.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarjapur falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sarjapur is Surja Kama, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarjapur.

Sarjapur is about 10 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarjapur is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about under 2 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 10 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manuskol (under 2 km), Kamalpur (under 2 km) and Konal (2.0 km).

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

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