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About Shukpur Village

Shukpur is a mid sized village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 613 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713519, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shukpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 713519
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 613
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shukpur compares

By the 2011 count Shukpur is the 83rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Shukpur

Shukpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shukpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shalmula, Shambhupur, Shitalpur and Shrikrishnapur. 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 Shukpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukpur village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Shukpur village has 613 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Shukpur is 713519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shukpur covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shukpur falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shukpur.

Shukpur is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Shukpur today is likely to be higher.

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