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About Shobhanagar Village

Shobhanagar is a small village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 212 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shobhanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shobhanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 24.73 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 212
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shobhanagar compares

By the 2011 count Shobhanagar is the 77th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 24.73 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shobhanagar

Shobhanagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shobhanagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shobhanagar from other places

Shobhanagar lies about 7.7 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, 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 Shobhanagar
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 7.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 7.7 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.3 km

Villages closest to Shobhanagar

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

Common questions about Shobhanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shobhanagar village had a population of 394. That makes it the 77th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Shobhanagar village has 212 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shobhanagar has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shobhanagar is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shobhanagar covers 24.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shobhanagar falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shobhanagar is Mathurapur Road, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Shobhanagar.

Shobhanagar is about 7.7 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shobhanagar is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 5.8 km away. Mathurapur I is about 7.7 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barasi (under 2 km), Sadial (under 2 km) and Uttar Joykrishnapur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shobhanagar today is likely to be higher.

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