About Shakpur Village

Shakpur is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 659 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Labpur
Pincode	731303
Area (hectares)	199.45 hectares
Population	1,268
Male Population	659
Female Population	609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakpur compares

By the 2011 count Shakpur is the 46th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 199.45 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shakpur

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

How far is Shakpur from other places

Shakpur lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 2.2 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 Shakpur
Nearest railway station	Gadadharpur	2.2 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	9.4 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Labpur	27 km

Villages closest to Shakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakpur village had a population of 1,268. That makes it the 46th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Shakpur village has 659 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Shakpur is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakpur covers 199.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakpur falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shakpur is Gadadharpur, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shakpur.

Shakpur is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakpur is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 2.2 km away. Sainthia is about 9.4 km away. Birbhum is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.