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About Shalkhair Village

Shalkhair is a small village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 67 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalkhair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalkhair village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 104.86 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 67
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalkhair compares

By the 2011 count Shalkhair is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 104.86 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 986.

Getting to Shalkhair

Shalkhair is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalkhair 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarala, Sarenga, Sekendarpur and Serpur. 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 Shalkhair

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalkhair village had a population of 138. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Shalkhair village has 67 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalkhair has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Shalkhair is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalkhair covers 104.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalkhair falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalkhair notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Shalkhair.

Shalkhair is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Shalkhair today is likely to be higher.

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