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About Shankhahar Village

Shankhahar is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 98 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankhahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankhahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721504
Area (hectares) 95.4 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 98
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankhahar compares

By the 2011 count Shankhahar is the 204th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 95.4 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Shankhahar

Shankhahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankhahar 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saulyarpal, Shabhasol, Shalpatra and Shaluka. 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 Shankhahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankhahar village had a population of 206. That makes it the 204th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Shankhahar village has 98 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankhahar has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Shankhahar is 721504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankhahar covers 95.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankhahar falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shankhahar notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Shankhahar.

Shankhahar is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Shankhahar today is likely to be higher.

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