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About Shiruchak Village

Shiruchak is a small village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 88 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721466, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiruchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiruchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721466
Area (hectares) 30.26 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 88
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Shiruchak compares

By the 2011 count Shiruchak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 30.26 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shiruchak

Shiruchak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiruchak 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 Saipur, Santoshpur, Sat Pukhuria and Satia. 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 Shiruchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiruchak village had a population of 168. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Shiruchak village has 88 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiruchak has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Shiruchak is 721466. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiruchak covers 30.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiruchak falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shiruchak 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 Shiruchak.

Shiruchak is in Dantan 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 Shiruchak today is likely to be higher.

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