About Shiala Village

Shiala is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 339 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Kushmundi
Pincode	733121
Area (hectares)	89.08 hectares
Population	641
Male Population	339
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
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 Shiala compares

By the 2011 count Shiala is the 115th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 89.08 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Shiala

Shiala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shiala 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 Sarenga, Sekendarpur, Serpur and Shabdalpur. 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 Shiala

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiala village had a population of 641. That makes it the 115th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Shiala village has 339 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiala has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Shiala covers 89.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Shiala 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 Shiala.

Shiala 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.