About Shakranwan Village

Shakranwan is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,715, made up of 1,399 males and 1,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakranwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakranwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Pincode	803107
Area (hectares)	197 hectares
Population	2,715
Male Population	1,399
Female Population	1,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakranwan compares

By the 2011 count Shakranwan is the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Shakranwan

Shakranwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakranwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shakranwan from other places

Shakranwan lies about 27 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Kashi Chak, about 11 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 Shakranwan
Nearest town	Barbigha	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kashi Chak	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	27 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	27 km

Villages closest to Shakranwan

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

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Common questions about Shakranwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakranwan village had a population of 2,715. That makes it the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Shakranwan village has 1,399 males and 1,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakranwan has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Shakranwan is 803107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakranwan covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakranwan falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shakranwan is Kashi Chak, about 11 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 village for Shakranwan.

Shakranwan is about 27 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakranwan is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 9.1 km away. Kashi Chak is about 11 km away. Asthawan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.