About Shunia Village

Shunia is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 457 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shunia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Deshopran
Pincode	721427
Area (hectares)	118.67 hectares
Population	908
Male Population	457
Female Population	451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shunia compares

By the 2011 count Shunia is the 79th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 118.67 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shunia

Shunia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shunia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Safiabad, Saraswatipur, Sarda and Sarsa. 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.

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Common questions about Shunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Shunia village had a population of 908. That makes it the 79th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Shunia village has 457 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shunia has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Shunia is 721427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shunia covers 118.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shunia falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Shunia is in Deshopran 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.