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About Shalika Village

Shalika is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 334 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 95.97 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 334
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
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 Shalika compares

By the 2011 count Shalika is the 103rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 95.97 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shalika

The census records public bus service for Shalika 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 Saripa, Sarparajpur, Saugram and Shahalampur. 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 Shalika

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalika village had a population of 606. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Shalika village has 334 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalika has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Shalika is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalika covers 95.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalika falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalika 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 Shalika.

Shalika is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum 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 Shalika today is likely to be higher.

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