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About Shakhamudi Village

Shakhamudi is a small village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 178 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakhamudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakhamudi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721446
Area (hectares) 18.21 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 178
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Shakhamudi compares

By the 2011 count Shakhamudi is the 116th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 18.21 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Shakhamudi

Shakhamudi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shakhamudi 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 Sadi, Saiyadpur, Santeshwarpur and Santra. 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 Shakhamudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakhamudi village had a population of 351. That makes it the 116th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Shakhamudi village has 178 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakhamudi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Shakhamudi is 721446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakhamudi covers 18.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Shakhamudi 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 Shakhamudi.

Shakhamudi 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.

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

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