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About Shakbaha Village

Shakbaha is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 898 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakbaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakbaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731301
Area (hectares) 301.16 hectares
Population 1,727
Male Population 898
Female Population 829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakbaha compares

By the 2011 count Shakbaha is the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 301.16 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Shakbaha

Shakbaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakbaha 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. The nearest villages by name are Santra, Saota, Sardanga and Sarisha. 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 Shakbaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakbaha village had a population of 1,727. That makes it the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Shakbaha village has 898 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakbaha has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Shakbaha is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakbaha covers 301.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakbaha falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shakbaha notes the nearest railway station 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 Shakbaha.

Shakbaha is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum 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 Shakbaha today is likely to be higher.

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