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About Shobhanipur Village

Shobhanipur is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 285 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shobhanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shobhanipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721305
Area (hectares) 35.9 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 285
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shobhanipur compares

By the 2011 count Shobhanipur is the 94th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 35.9 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shobhanipur

Shobhanipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shobhanipur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shibanandapur, Shibramchak, Shibrampur and Shikharpari. 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 Shobhanipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shobhanipur village had a population of 570. That makes it the 94th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Shobhanipur village has 285 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shobhanipur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Shobhanipur is 721305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shobhanipur covers 35.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shobhanipur falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shobhanipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shobhanipur is in Kharagpur I 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 Shobhanipur today is likely to be higher.

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