About Shalki Village

Shalki is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 7 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalki village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731234
Area (hectares)	53.85 hectares
Population	22
Male Population	7
Female Population	15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	2,143
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 Shalki compares

By the 2011 count Shalki is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 53.85 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Shalki

Shalki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalki 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 Salgaria, Samsa, Sanguldihi and Saoldihi. 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 Shalki

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalki village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Shalki village has 7 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalki has about 2143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Shalki is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalki covers 53.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalki falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalki 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 Shalki.

Shalki is in Sainthia 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.