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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 453 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 66.51 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 453
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 95th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 66.51 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saidpur, Samra, Sayrapur and Sekhmina. 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 Shankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 812. That makes it the 95th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Shankarpur village has 453 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 66.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shankarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Shankarpur today is likely to be higher.

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