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About Shankar Gerya Village

Shankar Gerya is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 429 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankar Gerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar Gerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 67.93 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 429
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankar Gerya compares

By the 2011 count Shankar Gerya is the 70th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 67.93 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shankar Gerya

Shankar Gerya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankar Gerya as Available within <5 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 Sanya, Sarbhum, Saridaspur and Satbahini. 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 Shankar Gerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar Gerya village had a population of 785. That makes it the 70th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Shankar Gerya village has 429 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar Gerya has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shankar Gerya is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankar Gerya covers 67.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankar Gerya falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shankar Gerya.

Shankar Gerya is in Potashpur 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 Shankar Gerya today is likely to be higher.

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