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About Shaluka Village

Shaluka is a small village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 121 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaluka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaluka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 60.79 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 121
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
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 Shaluka compares

By the 2011 count Shaluka is the 157th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 60.79 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Shaluka

Shaluka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shaluka 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. The nearest villages by name are Salukdanga, Sankra, Satami and Satsagarya. 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 Shaluka

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaluka village had a population of 224. That makes it the 157th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Shaluka village has 121 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaluka has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Shaluka is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaluka covers 60.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shaluka falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shaluka notes the nearest railway station 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 Shaluka.

Shaluka is in Indpur 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 Shaluka today is likely to be higher.

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