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About Shankarpara Village

Shankarpara is a mid sized village in Beldanga I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,657, made up of 862 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga I
Pincode 742134
Area (hectares) 21.29 hectares
Population 1,657
Male Population 862
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shankarpara compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpara is the 39th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents. Its 21.29 hectares work out to about 78 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Shankarpara

The census records public bus service for Shankarpara as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankarpara from other places

Shankarpara lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 2.4 km away. 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 Shankarpara
Nearest railway station Lohapur 2.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga I 34 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Shankarpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beldanga I 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 Shankarpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpara village had a population of 1,657. That makes it the 39th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents.

Shankarpara village has 862 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpara has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpara is 742134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpara covers 21.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 78 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shankarpara falls under Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpara is Lohapur, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankarpara.

Shankarpara is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpara is in Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 2.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 15 km away. Beldanga I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goalpara (under 2 km), Barua (under 2 km) and Sujapur (3.9 km).

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

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