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About Shanka Village

Shanka is a large village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,233, made up of 2,199 males and 2,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 702.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 702.94 hectares
Population 4,233
Male Population 2,199
Female Population 2,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shanka compares

By the 2011 count Shanka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 702.94 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shanka

Shanka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shanka 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Salanchi, Sarberia, Satudi and Seleta. 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 Shanka

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanka village had a population of 4,233. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Shanka village has 2,199 males and 2,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanka has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Shanka is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanka covers 702.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shanka falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shanka notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shanka.

Shanka is in Raghunathpur I 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 Shanka today is likely to be higher.

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