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About Shuklalpur Village

Shuklalpur is a large village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,758, made up of 1,981 males and 1,777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shuklalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shuklalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Mahisadal
Pincode 721603
Area (hectares) 145.25 hectares
Population 3,758
Male Population 1,981
Female Population 1,777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shuklalpur compares

By the 2011 count Shuklalpur is the 19th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 145.25 hectares work out to about 26 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 Shuklalpur

Shuklalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shuklalpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shuklalpur from other places

Shuklalpur lies about 25 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shuklalpur
Nearest railway station Mahisadal 4.3 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 9.0 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 25 km

Villages closest to Shuklalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahisadal tehsil.

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 Shuklalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shuklalpur village had a population of 3,758. That makes it the 19th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Shuklalpur village has 1,981 males and 1,777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shuklalpur has about 897 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 Shuklalpur is 721603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shuklalpur covers 145.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shuklalpur falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shuklalpur is Mahisadal, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Shuklalpur.

Shuklalpur is about 25 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shuklalpur is in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 4.3 km away. Monoharpur is about 9.0 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betkundu (under 2 km), Tentul Berya (under 2 km) and Natshal (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shuklalpur today is likely to be higher.

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