About Shalchur Village

Shalchur is a small village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 255 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalchur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalchur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Saltora
Pincode	722158
Area (hectares)	92.89 hectares
Population	468
Male Population	255
Female Population	213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	835
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalchur compares

By the 2011 count Shalchur is the 89th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 92.89 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 953.

Getting to Shalchur

Shalchur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalchur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salma, Saltora, Sar Pahari and Sat Deuli. 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.

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Common questions about Shalchur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalchur village had a population of 468. That makes it the 89th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Shalchur village has 255 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalchur has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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

Shalchur covers 92.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalchur falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shalchur.

Shalchur is in Saltora 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.