About Shankari Village

Shankari is a large village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,776, made up of 2,436 males and 2,340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1081.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankari village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Khandaghosh
Pincode	713424
Area (hectares)	1081.67 hectares
Population	4,776
Male Population	2,436
Female Population	2,340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankari compares

By the 2011 count Shankari is the 7th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 1081.67 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 944.

Getting to Shankari

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

How far is Shankari from other places

Shankari lies about 16 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Jhapater Dhal, about under 2 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 Shankari
Nearest railway station	Jhapater Dhal	under 2 km
Nearest town	Guskhara	15 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khandaghosh	18 km

Villages closest to Shankari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khandaghosh 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 Shankari

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankari village had a population of 4,776. That makes it the 7th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Shankari village has 2,436 males and 2,340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankari has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shankari is 713424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankari covers 1081.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankari falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shankari is Jhapater Dhal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shankari.

Shankari is about 16 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankari is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district. Jhapater Dhal is about under 2 km away. Guskhara is about 15 km away. Barddhaman is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.