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About Sasarkol Village

Sasarkol is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,470, made up of 760 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasarkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasarkol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 149.32 hectares
Population 1,470
Male Population 760
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasarkol compares

By the 2011 count Sasarkol is the 78th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 149.32 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sasarkol

Sasarkol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sasarkol as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sasarkol from other places

Sasarkol lies about 7.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 4.2 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 Sasarkol
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 7.0 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 7.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 18 km

Villages closest to Sasarkol

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 Sasarkol

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasarkol village had a population of 1,470. That makes it the 78th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Sasarkol village has 760 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasarkol has about 934 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 Sasarkol is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasarkol covers 149.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sasarkol is Surja Kama, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sasarkol.

Sasarkol is about 7.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasarkol is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 4.2 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 7.0 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalsua (under 2 km), Dakshin Neamatpur (under 2 km) and Uttar Neamatpur (under 2 km).

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

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