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About Shaltora Village

Shaltora is a small village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 186 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaltora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaltora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 62.11 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 186
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Shaltora compares

By the 2011 count Shaltora is the 58th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 62.11 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Shaltora

Shaltora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shaltora 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 Ramkrishnapur, Ramlalpur, Ranipur and Raydi. 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 Shaltora

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaltora village had a population of 362. That makes it the 58th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Shaltora village has 186 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaltora has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Shaltora is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaltora covers 62.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shaltora falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shaltora 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 Shaltora.

Shaltora is in Mejhia 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 Shaltora today is likely to be higher.

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