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About Shaknara Village

Shaknara is a mid sized village in Raina I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 374 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaknara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaknara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina I
Pincode 713421
Area (hectares) 77.14 hectares
Population 756
Male Population 374
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shaknara compares

By the 2011 count Shaknara is the 80th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents. Its 77.14 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Shaknara

Shaknara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shaknara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salgachha, Samaspur, Sankarpur and Sehara. 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 Shaknara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaknara village had a population of 756. That makes it the 80th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents.

Shaknara village has 374 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaknara has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Shaknara is 713421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaknara covers 77.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shaknara falls under Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shaknara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shaknara.

Shaknara is in Raina I 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 Shaknara today is likely to be higher.

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