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About Shalkota Village

Shalkota is a small village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 194 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalkota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalkota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 81.01 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 194
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalkota compares

By the 2011 count Shalkota is the 121st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 81.01 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Shalkota

Shalkota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalkota as Available within 10+ 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 Salkhara, Salna, Satgechhe and Sekendar Chak. 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 Shalkota

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalkota village had a population of 374. That makes it the 121st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Shalkota village has 194 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalkota has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Shalkota is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalkota covers 81.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalkota falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shalkota.

Shalkota is in Patrasayer 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 Shalkota today is likely to be higher.

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