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About Shankhrul Village

Shankhrul is a mid sized village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,148, made up of 564 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankhrul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankhrul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 186.08 hectares
Population 1,148
Male Population 564
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shankhrul compares

By the 2011 count Shankhrul is the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 186.08 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Shankhrul

The census records public bus service for Shankhrul as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Rol, Sahisnara, Santara and Sauntari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shankhrul

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankhrul village had a population of 1,148. That makes it the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Shankhrul village has 564 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankhrul has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Shankhrul is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankhrul covers 186.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankhrul falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shankhrul notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankhrul.

Shankhrul is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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