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About Shalgara Village

Shalgara is a large village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,098, made up of 1,102 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalgara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722202
Area (hectares) 120.94 hectares
Population 2,098
Male Population 1,102
Female Population 996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shalgara compares

By the 2011 count Shalgara is the 17th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 120.94 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shalgara

Shalgara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shalgara 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sankarara, Saragara, Sarali and Saulia. 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 Shalgara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalgara village had a population of 2,098. That makes it the 17th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Shalgara village has 1,102 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalgara has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Shalgara is 722202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalgara covers 120.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shalgara falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalgara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shalgara is in Barjora tehsil of Bankura 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 Shalgara today is likely to be higher.

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