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About Shalbani Village

Shalbani is a small village in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 137 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831012, 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 Golmuri Cum Jugsalai
Pincode 831012
Area (hectares) 209.5 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 137
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
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 Shalbani compares

By the 2011 count Shalbani is the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 209.5 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

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 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shalbani from other places

Shalbani lies about 22 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Galudih, about 5.9 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 railway station Galudih 5.9 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Golmuri Cum Jugsalai 22 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 22 km

Villages closest to Shalbani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai 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 285. That makes it the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Shalbani village has 137 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalbani has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Shalbani is 831012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalbani covers 209.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalbani falls under Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shalbani is Galudih, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Shalbani.

Shalbani is about 22 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 Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Galudih is about 5.9 km away. Ghātsīla is about 11 km away. Golmuri Cum Jugsalai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haludbani (under 2 km), Kalajhor (1.9 km) and Hurlung (14 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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