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About Paschim Shankarpur Village

Paschim Shankarpur is a small village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 234 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Shankarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733123
Area (hectares) 92.31 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 234
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Paschim Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Shankarpur is the 198th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 92.31 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Paschim Shankarpur

Paschim Shankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paschim Shankarpur 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 Pariharpur, Paschim Goalgaon, Paschim Gobindapur and Paschim Gopalpur. 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 Paschim Shankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Shankarpur village had a population of 480. That makes it the 198th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Paschim Shankarpur village has 234 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Shankarpur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Shankarpur is 733123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Shankarpur covers 92.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paschim Shankarpur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paschim Shankarpur 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 Paschim Shankarpur.

Paschim Shankarpur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Paschim Shankarpur today is likely to be higher.

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