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About Shekhpara Village

Shekhpara is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 438 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 128.76 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 438
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhpara compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpara is the 114th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 128.76 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Shekhpara

The census records public bus service for Shekhpara 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sanbandha, Sankhair, Sarakandar and Sardarpur. 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 Shekhpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpara village had a population of 931. That makes it the 114th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Shekhpara village has 438 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpara has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpara is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpara covers 128.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpara falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shekhpara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Shekhpara.

Shekhpara is in Gazole 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 Shekhpara today is likely to be higher.

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