About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 270 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Ramnagar I
Pincode	721441
Area (hectares)	51.4 hectares
Population	545
Male Population	270
Female Population	275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 101st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 51.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Santeshwarpur, Santra, Saripur and Shakhamudi. 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 Shankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 545. That makes it the 101st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Shankarpur village has 270 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 721441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 51.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is in Ramnagar 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.