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About Shankati Village

Shankati is a mid sized village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,353, made up of 676 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 225.52 hectares
Population 1,353
Male Population 676
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
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 Shankati compares

By the 2011 count Shankati is the 39th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 225.52 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Shankati

Shankati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankati 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 Rupsa, Sarengasol, Satgerya and Shalikha. 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 Shankati

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankati village had a population of 1,353. That makes it the 39th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Shankati village has 676 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankati has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Shankati is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankati covers 225.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankati falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shankati 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 Shankati.

Shankati is in Midnapore 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 Shankati today is likely to be higher.

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