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About Shalmula Village

Shalmula is a large village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,836, made up of 1,906 males and 1,930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalmula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalmula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 713130
Area (hectares) 415.86 hectares
Population 3,836
Male Population 1,906
Female Population 1,930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shalmula compares

By the 2011 count Shalmula is the 16th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 415.86 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Shalmula

The census records public bus service for Shalmula 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sajipur, Sanchra, Sarangpur and Satgharia. 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 Shalmula

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalmula village had a population of 3,836. That makes it the 16th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Shalmula village has 1,906 males and 1,930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalmula has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Shalmula is 713130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalmula covers 415.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalmula falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalmula notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Shalmula.

Shalmula is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Shalmula today is likely to be higher.

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