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About Shalikona Village

Shalikona is a mid sized village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 603 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalikona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalikona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712611
Area (hectares) 119.39 hectares
Population 1,194
Male Population 603
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalikona compares

By the 2011 count Shalikona is the 46th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 119.39 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Shalikona

Shalikona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shalikona as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ria, Samantakhanda, Satberia and Selampur. 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 Shalikona

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalikona village had a population of 1,194. That makes it the 46th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Shalikona village has 603 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalikona has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Shalikona is 712611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalikona covers 119.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalikona falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalikona 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 village for Shalikona.

Shalikona is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli 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 Shalikona today is likely to be higher.

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