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About Shanmura Village

Shanmura 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 871, made up of 463 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanmura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanmura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 172.8 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 463
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Shanmura compares

By the 2011 count Shanmura is the 82nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 172.8 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shanmura

Shanmura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shanmura 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 Sangramchak, Sankibandh, Sanpdaha and Sarbani. 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 Shanmura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanmura village had a population of 871. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Shanmura village has 463 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanmura has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

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

Shanmura covers 172.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shanmura 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 Shanmura.

Shanmura is in Garbeta 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 Shanmura today is likely to be higher.

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