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About Shankhabhanga Village

Shankhabhanga is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 122 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankhabhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankhabhanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721128
Area (hectares) 113.45 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 122
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankhabhanga compares

By the 2011 count Shankhabhanga is the 182nd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 113.45 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 982.

Getting to Shankhabhanga

Shankhabhanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankhabhanga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Samaypara, Sarbot, Sarengagar and Sasha Bedia. 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 Shankhabhanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankhabhanga village had a population of 227. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Shankhabhanga village has 122 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankhabhanga has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Shankhabhanga is 721128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankhabhanga covers 113.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankhabhanga falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shankhabhanga 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 village for Shankhabhanga.

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

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