About Shalchura Village

Shalchura is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 520 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalchura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalchura village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Chhatna
Pincode	722137
Area (hectares)	82.88 hectares
Population	997
Male Population	520
Female Population	477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shalchura compares

By the 2011 count Shalchura is the 56th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 82.88 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Shalchura

Shalchura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shalchura 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shalchura from other places

Shalchura lies about 43 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Indrabil, about 20 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 Shalchura
Nearest railway station	Indrabil	20 km
Nearest town	Adra	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatna	32 km
District headquarters	Bankura	43 km

Villages closest to Shalchura

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

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Common questions about Shalchura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalchura village had a population of 997. That makes it the 56th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Shalchura village has 520 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalchura has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Shalchura is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalchura covers 82.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalchura falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shalchura is Indrabil, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shalchura.

Shalchura is about 43 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalchura is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. Indrabil is about 20 km away. Adra is about 22 km away. Chhatna is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.