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About Shunka Village

Shunka is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 7 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shunka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shunka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 21.88 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 7
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,714
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 Shunka compares

By the 2011 count Shunka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 21.88 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Shunka

Shunka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shunka 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 Santra Pur, Sarisha, Sarri Pur and Senna. 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 Shunka

As per the Census of India 2011, Shunka village had a population of 19. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Shunka village has 7 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shunka has about 1714 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Shunka is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shunka covers 21.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shunka falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shunka 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 Shunka.

Shunka is in Keshiary 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 Shunka today is likely to be higher.

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