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About Shikra Chakadei Village

Shikra Chakadei is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 560 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikra Chakadei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikra Chakadei village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721447
Area (hectares) 167.14 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 560
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikra Chakadei compares

By the 2011 count Shikra Chakadei is the 44th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 167.14 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Shikra Chakadei

Shikra Chakadei is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shikra Chakadei as Available within 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 Sahara, Sannihari, Sarrang and Satkhanda. 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 Shikra Chakadei

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikra Chakadei village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 44th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Shikra Chakadei village has 560 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikra Chakadei has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Shikra Chakadei is 721447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikra Chakadei covers 167.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikra Chakadei falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shikra Chakadei 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 km distance for Shikra Chakadei.

Shikra Chakadei is in Egra I 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 Shikra Chakadei today is likely to be higher.

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