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About Shulkuniabad Village

Shulkuniabad is one of the larger villages in Hasnabad tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,414, made up of 2,810 males and 2,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 811.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shulkuniabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shulkuniabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Hasnabad
Pincode 743426
Area (hectares) 811.8 hectares
Population 5,414
Male Population 2,810
Female Population 2,604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shulkuniabad compares

By the 2011 count Shulkuniabad is the 9th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents. Its 811.8 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Shulkuniabad

Shulkuniabad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shulkuniabad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shulkuniabad from other places

Shulkuniabad lies about 42 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 17 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 Shulkuniabad
Nearest railway station Canning 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasnabad 21 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 42 km

Villages closest to Shulkuniabad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hasnabad 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 Shulkuniabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Shulkuniabad village had a population of 5,414. That makes it the 9th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents.

Shulkuniabad village has 2,810 males and 2,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shulkuniabad has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Shulkuniabad is 743426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shulkuniabad covers 811.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shulkuniabad falls under Hasnabad tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shulkuniabad is Canning, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shulkuniabad.

Shulkuniabad is about 42 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.

Shulkuniabad is in Hasnabad tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 17 km away. Hasnabad is about 21 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamberiaabad (under 2 km), Kharampurabad (under 2 km) and Kuliadanga Abad (under 2 km).

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

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