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About Shankar Gachhi Village

Shankar Gachhi is a mid sized village in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,883, made up of 1,025 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankar Gachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar Gachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat II
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 46.25 hectares
Population 1,883
Male Population 1,025
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankar Gachhi compares

By the 2011 count Shankar Gachhi is the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 46.25 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Shankar Gachhi

Shankar Gachhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankar Gachhi as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankar Gachhi from other places

Shankar Gachhi lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahira Kalibari, about 1.7 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 Shankar Gachhi
Nearest railway station Bahira Kalibari 1.7 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat II 26 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Shankar Gachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat II 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 Shankar Gachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar Gachhi village had a population of 1,883. That makes it the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Shankar Gachhi village has 1,025 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar Gachhi has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Shankar Gachhi is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankar Gachhi covers 46.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shankar Gachhi falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shankar Gachhi is Bahira Kalibari, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shankar Gachhi is about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankar Gachhi is in Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahira Kalibari is about 1.7 km away. Bārāsat is about 8.8 km away. Barasat II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tegharia (under 2 km), Birpur (3.0 km) and Balipur (3.3 km).

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

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