About Bara Shakdal Village

Bara Shakdal is one of the larger villages in Dinhata II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,035, made up of 4,262 males and 3,773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1015.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Shakdal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Shakdal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Koch Bihar
Tehsil	Dinhata II
Pincode	736169
Area (hectares)	1015.02 hectares
Population	8,035
Male Population	4,262
Female Population	3,773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Shakdal compares

By the 2011 count Bara Shakdal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,051 residents. Its 1015.02 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bara Shakdal

Bara Shakdal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Shakdal 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bajejama Seoraguri, Bakshikhamar, Baniadaha and Bara Atiabari Dwitia Khanda. 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.

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Common questions about Bara Shakdal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Shakdal village had a population of 8,035. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,051 residents.

Bara Shakdal village has 4,262 males and 3,773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Shakdal has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Bara Shakdal is 736169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Shakdal covers 1015.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Shakdal falls under Dinhata II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara Shakdal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Bara Shakdal.

Bara Shakdal is in Dinhata II tehsil of Koch Bihar 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.