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About Shamnagar Village

Shamnagar is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 295 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 173.99 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 295
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shamnagar is the 61st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 173.99 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Shamnagar

Shamnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shamnagar as Available within 5 - 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 Sarga, Satara, Senkebasa and Shalbani. 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 Shamnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamnagar village had a population of 576. That makes it the 61st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Shamnagar village has 295 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamnagar has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Shamnagar is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamnagar covers 173.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamnagar falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shamnagar notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Shamnagar.

Shamnagar is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Shamnagar today is likely to be higher.

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