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About Shialkanda Village

Shialkanda is a large village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,146, made up of 1,092 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.12 hectares hectares.

Shialkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shialkanda village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Lakhipur
Area (hectares) 230.12 hectares
Population 2,146
Male Population 1,092
Female Population 1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shialkanda compares

By the 2011 count Shialkanda is the 42nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,156 residents. Its 230.12 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Shialkanda

Shialkanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shialkanda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salpara, Saptibari, Sardarvita and Satsia Khamar. 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 Shialkanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Shialkanda village had a population of 2,146. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,156 residents.

Shialkanda village has 1,092 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shialkanda has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Shialkanda covers 230.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shialkanda falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The census record for Shialkanda 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 10+ km distance for Shialkanda.

Shialkanda is in Lakhipur tehsil of Goalpara 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 Shialkanda today is likely to be higher.

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