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About Shanktikri Village

Shanktikri is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 391 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanktikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanktikri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 41.9 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 391
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shanktikri compares

By the 2011 count Shanktikri is the 143rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 41.9 hectares work out to about 17 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 952.

Getting to Shanktikri

Shanktikri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shanktikri as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Santrabasan, Saraighata, Saranbar and Sarifabad. 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 Shanktikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanktikri village had a population of 722. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Shanktikri village has 391 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanktikri has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Shanktikri is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanktikri covers 41.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shanktikri falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shanktikri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shanktikri is in Panskura 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 Shanktikri today is likely to be higher.

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