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About Shakmandal Village

Shakmandal is a mid sized village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,988, made up of 957 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakmandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakmandal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 210.63 hectares
Population 1,988
Male Population 957
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shakmandal compares

By the 2011 count Shakmandal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 210.63 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Shakmandal

The census records public bus service for Shakmandal 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saorda, Sarai, Satbigha and Satdhipa. 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 Shakmandal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakmandal village had a population of 1,988. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Shakmandal village has 957 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakmandal has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Shakmandal is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakmandal covers 210.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakmandal falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shakmandal notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Shakmandal.

Shakmandal is in Kharagpur II 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 Shakmandal today is likely to be higher.

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