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About Shakaldipa Village

Shakaldipa is a mid sized village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 561 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakaldipa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakaldipa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Pipra
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 561
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakaldipa compares

By the 2011 count Shakaldipa is the 10th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Shakaldipa

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

Shakaldipa lies about 156 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 45 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 Shakaldipa
Tehsil headquarters Pipra 28 km
Nearest town Chatrā 39 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 45 km
District headquarters Palamu 156 km

Villages closest to Shakaldipa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakaldipa village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 10th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Shakaldipa village has 561 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakaldipa has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Shakaldipa is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakaldipa covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakaldipa falls under Pipra tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shakaldipa is Kajri, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shakaldipa.

Shakaldipa is about 156 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakaldipa is in Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Pipra is about 28 km away. Chatrā is about 39 km away. Kajri is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masuria (5.3 km), Jharna (13 km) and Ranjitpur (14 km).

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

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