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About Shara Shanka Village

Shara Shanka is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 344 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shara Shanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shara Shanka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 93.99 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 344
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shara Shanka compares

By the 2011 count Shara Shanka is the 96th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 93.99 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shara Shanka

Shara Shanka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shara Shanka as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Saripur, Sarrang, Sastanagar and Satsanda. 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 Shara Shanka

As per the Census of India 2011, Shara Shanka village had a population of 667. That makes it the 96th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Shara Shanka village has 344 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shara Shanka has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Shara Shanka is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shara Shanka covers 93.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shara Shanka falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shara Shanka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shara Shanka.

Shara Shanka is in Dantan 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 Shara Shanka today is likely to be higher.

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