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About Shamukgarya Village

Shamukgarya is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 548 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamukgarya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamukgarya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 398.48 hectares
Population 1,037
Male Population 548
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamukgarya compares

By the 2011 count Shamukgarya is the 49th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 398.48 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shamukgarya

Shamukgarya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shamukgarya as Available within <5 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 Sahandi, Saharjuri, Sarchakalta and Satkalja. 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 Shamukgarya

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamukgarya village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 49th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Shamukgarya village has 548 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamukgarya has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Shamukgarya is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamukgarya covers 398.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamukgarya falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shamukgarya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shamukgarya.

Shamukgarya is in Hura 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 Shamukgarya today is likely to be higher.

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