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About Shantara Village

Shantara is a mid sized village in Bamangola tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 396 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shantara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shantara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Bamangola
Pincode 732147
Area (hectares) 90.38 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 396
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shantara compares

By the 2011 count Shantara is the 64th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 90.38 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shantara

Shantara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shantara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Samsabad, Saranda, Sarmura and Sayestabad. 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 Shantara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shantara village had a population of 773. That makes it the 64th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Shantara village has 396 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shantara has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shantara is 732147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shantara covers 90.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shantara falls under Bamangola tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shantara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shantara is in Bamangola tehsil of Maldah 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 Shantara today is likely to be higher.

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