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About Shahari Village

Shahari is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 136 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721515
Area (hectares) 98.33 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 136
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahari compares

By the 2011 count Shahari is the 124th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 98.33 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Shahari

Shahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahari 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sankisol, Sarakata, Sarenga and Sati Ghata. 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 Shahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahari village had a population of 278. That makes it the 124th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Shahari village has 136 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahari has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Shahari is 721515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahari covers 98.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahari falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shahari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Shahari.

Shahari is in Jamboni 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 Shahari today is likely to be higher.

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