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About Shunia Village

Shunia is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 475 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713423
Area (hectares) 133.79 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 475
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shunia compares

By the 2011 count Shunia is the 68th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 133.79 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Shunia

The census records public bus service for Shunia 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shankari, Shankarpur, Shashanga and Shibrambati. 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 Shunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Shunia village had a population of 954. That makes it the 68th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Shunia village has 475 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shunia has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shunia is 713423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shunia covers 133.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Shunia notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Shunia.

Shunia is in Khandaghosh 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 Shunia today is likely to be higher.

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