About Shonpur Village

Shonpur is a mid sized village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 805 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shonpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Burdwan I
Pincode	713102
Area (hectares)	281.22 hectares
Population	1,603
Male Population	805
Female Population	798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shonpur compares

By the 2011 count Shonpur is the 43rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 281.22 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Shonpur

Shonpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shonpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shonpur from other places

Shonpur lies about 8.3 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Khetia, about 3.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shonpur
Nearest railway station	Khetia	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burdwan I	8.3 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	8.3 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	8.3 km

Villages closest to Shonpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan I tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Shonpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shonpur village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Shonpur village has 805 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shonpur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Shonpur is 713102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shonpur covers 281.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shonpur falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shonpur is Khetia, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shonpur is about 8.3 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shonpur is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Khetia is about 3.7 km away. Burdwan I is about 8.3 km away. Barddhaman is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.