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About Shishrail Village

Shishrail is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 225 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shishrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shishrail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 126.05 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 225
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shishrail compares

By the 2011 count Shishrail is the 186th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 126.05 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 954.

Getting to Shishrail

Shishrail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shishrail as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sephalika Chandan, Shaldanga, Shalgaon and Shibpur. 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 Shishrail

As per the Census of India 2011, Shishrail village had a population of 435. That makes it the 186th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Shishrail village has 225 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shishrail has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Shishrail is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shishrail covers 126.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shishrail falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shishrail 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shishrail.

Shishrail is in Tapan 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 Shishrail today is likely to be higher.

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