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About Shele Village

Shele is a mid sized village in Manteswar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 315 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shele Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shele village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Manteswar
Pincode 713422
Area (hectares) 93.69 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 315
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shele compares

By the 2011 count Shele is the 113th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents. Its 93.69 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Shele

Shele is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shele as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Safarda, Sahapur, Sahazadpur and Sainhati. 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 Shele

As per the Census of India 2011, Shele village had a population of 606. That makes it the 113th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents.

Shele village has 315 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shele has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Shele is 713422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shele covers 93.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shele falls under Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shele 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 village for Shele.

Shele is in Manteswar 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 Shele today is likely to be higher.

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