About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 292 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721635, 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	Sutahata
Pincode	721635
Area (hectares)	30.04 hectares
Population	595
Male Population	292
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 66th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 30.04 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 47 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 5.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shankarpur
Nearest railway station	Deula	5.8 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sutahata	21 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	47 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sutahata tehsil.

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 595. That makes it the 66th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Shankarpur village has 292 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 721635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 30.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Deula, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shankarpur is about 47 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Deula is about 5.8 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 12 km away. Sutahata is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.