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About Shalroha Village

Shalroha is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,552, made up of 819 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalroha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalroha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722133
Area (hectares) 414.38 hectares
Population 1,552
Male Population 819
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Shalroha compares

By the 2011 count Shalroha is the 23rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 414.38 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 953.

Getting to Shalroha

Shalroha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalroha 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 Saltora, Sar Pahari, Sat Deuli and Sebapur. 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 Shalroha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalroha village had a population of 1,552. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Shalroha village has 819 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalroha has about 895 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 Shalroha is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalroha covers 414.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shalroha 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 Shalroha.

Shalroha 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shalroha today is likely to be higher.

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