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About Shalbani Village

Shalbani is a small village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 184 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalbani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Pincode 832301
Area (hectares) 133.09 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 184
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shalbani compares

By the 2011 count Shalbani is the 112th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 133.09 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shalbani

Shalbani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalbani as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shalbani from other places

Shalbani lies about 9.1 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chirugoda, about 7.4 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 Shalbani
Nearest town Mushābani under 2 km
Nearest railway station Chirugoda 7.4 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakulia 27 km

Villages closest to Shalbani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakulia 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 Shalbani

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalbani village had a population of 362. That makes it the 112th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Shalbani village has 184 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalbani has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Shalbani is 832301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalbani covers 133.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalbani falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shalbani is Chirugoda, about 7.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shalbani.

Shalbani is about 9.1 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalbani is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Mushābani is about under 2 km away. Chirugoda is about 7.4 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdiha (2.3 km), Benasholi (7.8 km) and Bhaduakocha (9.0 km).

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

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