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About Shakha Bai Village

Shakha Bai is a mid sized village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,327, made up of 687 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakha Bai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakha Bai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta III
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 213.28 hectares
Population 1,327
Male Population 687
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakha Bai compares

By the 2011 count Shakha Bai is the 35th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 213.28 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shakha Bai

Shakha Bai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakha Bai 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 Samar Mara, Sanulia, Sarbera and Sat Bankura. 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 Shakha Bai

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakha Bai village had a population of 1,327. That makes it the 35th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Shakha Bai village has 687 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakha Bai has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shakha Bai is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakha Bai covers 213.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakha Bai falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shakha Bai 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 Shakha Bai.

Shakha Bai is in Garbeta III 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 Shakha Bai today is likely to be higher.

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