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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a large village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,364, made up of 2,255 males and 2,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 212.06 hectares
Population 4,364
Male Population 2,255
Female Population 2,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 14th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 212.06 hectares work out to about 21 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 929.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur 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 Sadarpurbehala, Salipur, Samaspur and Samla. 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 Shankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 4,364. That makes it the 14th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Shankarpur village has 2,255 males and 2,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 212.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shankarpur falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shankarpur 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 Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Shankarpur today is likely to be higher.

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