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About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 478 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733157
Area (hectares) 70.42 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 478
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is the 147th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 70.42 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankarpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankarpur from other places

Sankarpur lies about 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 2.5 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 Sankarpur
Nearest railway station Sudhani 2.5 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 28 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 28 km

Villages closest to Sankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarpur village had a population of 955. That makes it the 147th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Sankarpur village has 478 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 733157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 70.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankarpur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sankarpur is Sudhani, about 2.5 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 - 10 km distance for Sankarpur.

Sankarpur is about 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankarpur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sudhani is about 2.5 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 24 km away. Raiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balihara (2.8 km), Brahmapur (2.9 km) and Lohanda (3.1 km).

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

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