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About Shuksayer Village

Shuksayer is a small village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 139 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shuksayer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shuksayer village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 220.13 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 139
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Shuksayer compares

By the 2011 count Shuksayer is the 135th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 220.13 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 943.

Getting to Shuksayer

Shuksayer is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shuksayer 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 Samanta Bandi, Sapuradihi, Shalchaturia and Shibdanga. 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 Shuksayer

As per the Census of India 2011, Shuksayer village had a population of 283. That makes it the 135th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Shuksayer village has 139 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shuksayer has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shuksayer is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shuksayer covers 220.13 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.

Shuksayer falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shuksayer 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 Shuksayer.

Shuksayer is in Sonamukhi 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 Shuksayer today is likely to be higher.

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