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About Shukni Basa Village

Shukni Basa is a small village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 242 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shukni Basa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukni Basa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722162
Area (hectares) 375.28 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 242
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
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 Shukni Basa compares

By the 2011 count Shukni Basa is the 97th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 375.28 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Shukni Basa

Shukni Basa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shukni Basa 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 Rudra, Sareng Garh, Satnala and Serengda. 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 Shukni Basa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukni Basa village had a population of 494. That makes it the 97th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Shukni Basa village has 242 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukni Basa has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Shukni Basa is 722162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shukni Basa covers 375.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shukni Basa falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shukni Basa 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 Shukni Basa.

Shukni Basa is in Ranibundh 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 Shukni Basa today is likely to be higher.

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