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About Shialkandi Village

Shialkandi is a mid sized village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 407 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shialkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shialkandi village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 774
Male Population 407
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shialkandi compares

By the 2011 count Shialkandi is the 63rd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Shialkandi

Shialkandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shialkandi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sampalgre, Sangkarigre, Sapalguri and Sekapara. 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 Shialkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shialkandi village had a population of 774. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Shialkandi village has 407 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shialkandi has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Shialkandi is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shialkandi falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Shialkandi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shialkandi.

Shialkandi is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills 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 Shialkandi today is likely to be higher.

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