About Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda Village

Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda is a small village in Kurseong tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 16 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 562 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Kurseong
Pincode	734009
Area (hectares)	6.88 hectares
Population	25
Male Population	16
Female Population	9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	562
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents. Its 6.88 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda

Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda from other places

Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda lies about 46 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Batasi, about 7.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda
Nearest town	Naksalbāri	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Batasi	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kurseong	29 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	46 km

Villages closest to Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurseong tehsil.

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 Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents.

Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda village has 16 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda has about 562 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda is 734009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda covers 6.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda falls under Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda is Batasi, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda.

Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda is about 46 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda is in Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling district. Naksalbāri is about 7.8 km away. Batasi is about 7.9 km away. Kurseong is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukna (22 km), Sukna Forest (22 km) and Sukna Pratham Khanda (22 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda today is likely to be higher.