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About Shuknakhali Village

Shuknakhali is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 370 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shuknakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shuknakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 197.08 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 370
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shuknakhali compares

By the 2011 count Shuknakhali is the 39th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 197.08 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Shuknakhali

Shuknakhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shuknakhali as Available within 10+ 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 Shirshi, Shiyalia, Shris Bani and Shugnibasa. 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 Shuknakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Shuknakhali village had a population of 728. That makes it the 39th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Shuknakhali village has 370 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shuknakhali has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Shuknakhali is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shuknakhali covers 197.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shuknakhali falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shuknakhali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shuknakhali.

Shuknakhali is in Jhargram 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 Shuknakhali today is likely to be higher.

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