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About Shankar Pur Village

Shankar Pur is a small village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 133 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankar Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar Pur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 120.84 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 133
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankar Pur compares

By the 2011 count Shankar Pur is the 137th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 120.84 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Shankar Pur

Shankar Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankar Pur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salna, Satgechhe, Sekendar Chak and Seora Bani. 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 Shankar Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar Pur village had a population of 248. That makes it the 137th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Shankar Pur village has 133 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar Pur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Shankar Pur is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankar Pur covers 120.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankar Pur falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shankar Pur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shankar Pur is in Patrasayer 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 Shankar Pur today is likely to be higher.

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