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About Shankapara Village

Shankapara is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 302 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 721436
Area (hectares) 117.32 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 302
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankapara compares

By the 2011 count Shankapara is the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 117.32 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shankapara

Shankapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankapara as Available within village. 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 Samsara, Sandapura, Sarkisamat and Sautia. 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 Shankapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankapara village had a population of 572. That makes it the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Shankapara village has 302 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankapara has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shankapara is 721436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankapara covers 117.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankapara falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankapara.

Shankapara is in Mohanpur 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 Shankapara today is likely to be higher.

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