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About Ishangar Village

Ishangar is a small village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 148 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ishangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ishangar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 55.43 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 148
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ishangar compares

By the 2011 count Ishangar is the 102nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 55.43 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ishangar

Ishangar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ishangar as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Guadanga, Homgere, Hrisingpur and Hurhuria. 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 Ishangar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ishangar village had a population of 288. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Ishangar village has 148 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ishangar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Ishangar is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ishangar covers 55.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ishangar falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ishangar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ishangar is in Chandrakona II 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 Ishangar today is likely to be higher.

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