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About Shanka Diha Village

Shanka Diha is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 364 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanka Diha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanka Diha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721626
Area (hectares) 43.25 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 364
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shanka Diha compares

By the 2011 count Shanka Diha is the 90th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 43.25 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shanka Diha

Shanka Diha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shanka Diha 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rani Chak, Rasik Nagar, Ratnajor and Sadulya Chak. 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 Shanka Diha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanka Diha village had a population of 677. That makes it the 90th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Shanka Diha village has 364 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanka Diha has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Shanka Diha is 721626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanka Diha covers 43.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shanka Diha falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shanka Diha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Shanka Diha.

Shanka Diha is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba 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 Shanka Diha today is likely to be higher.

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