About Barhara Shankar Village

Barhara Shankar is a mid sized village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 746 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhara Shankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhara Shankar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Sahid Matangini
Pincode	721151
Area (hectares)	88.17 hectares
Population	1,444
Male Population	746
Female Population	698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barhara Shankar compares

By the 2011 count Barhara Shankar is the 55th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 88.17 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Barhara Shankar

Barhara Shankar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhara Shankar 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 Banpur, Bansda, Baragechhe and Barari. 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 Barhara Shankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhara Shankar village had a population of 1,444. That makes it the 55th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Barhara Shankar village has 746 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhara Shankar has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Barhara Shankar is 721151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhara Shankar covers 88.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhara Shankar falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barhara Shankar 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 Barhara Shankar.

Barhara Shankar is in Sahid Matangini 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.