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About Shukdebpur Village

Shukdebpur is one of the larger villages in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,115, made up of 2,708 males and 2,407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shukdebpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukdebpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 550.33 hectares
Population 5,115
Male Population 2,708
Female Population 2,407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shukdebpur compares

By the 2011 count Shukdebpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 550.33 hectares work out to about 9.3 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 Shukdebpur

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

How far is Shukdebpur from other places

Shukdebpur lies about 15 km from Dakshin Dinajpur. 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 Shukdebpur
Tehsil headquarters Gangarampur 6.3 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 6.3 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 15 km

Villages closest to Shukdebpur

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

Common questions about Shukdebpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukdebpur village had a population of 5,115. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Shukdebpur village has 2,708 males and 2,407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukdebpur has about 889 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 Shukdebpur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shukdebpur covers 550.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Shukdebpur 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 Shukdebpur.

Shukdebpur is about 15 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shukdebpur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Gangarampur is about 6.3 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 6.3 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basudebpur (under 2 km), Katatair (1.7 km) and Gangarampur (6.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shukdebpur today is likely to be higher.

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