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About Shanpur Village

Shanpur is a mid sized village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 452 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 60.09 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 452
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shanpur compares

By the 2011 count Shanpur is the 83rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 60.09 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shanpur

The census records public bus service for Shanpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shanpur from other places

Shanpur lies about 18 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Radhamohanpur, about under 2 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 Shanpur
Nearest railway station Radhamohanpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbeta I 18 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 18 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 30 km

Villages closest to Shanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garbeta I 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 Shanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanpur village had a population of 867. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Shanpur village has 452 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Shanpur is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanpur covers 60.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shanpur falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shanpur is Radhamohanpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Shanpur.

Shanpur is about 18 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanpur is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Radhamohanpur is about under 2 km away. Garbeta I is about 18 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (under 2 km), Balachak (5.5 km) and Chak Bishnubankati (6.0 km).

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

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