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About Madhya Shalbari Village

Madhya Shalbari is a large village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,438, made up of 1,277 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhya Shalbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhya Shalbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735233
Area (hectares) 274.3 hectares
Population 2,438
Male Population 1,277
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Madhya Shalbari compares

By the 2011 count Madhya Shalbari is the 73rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 274.3 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Madhya Shalbari

Madhya Shalbari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madhya Shalbari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madhya Shalbari from other places

Madhya Shalbari lies about 15 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Bhotpatti, about 7.4 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 Madhya Shalbari
Nearest town Maināguri 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhotpatti 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 14 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 15 km

Villages closest to Madhya Shalbari

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

Common questions about Madhya Shalbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhya Shalbari village had a population of 2,438. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Madhya Shalbari village has 1,277 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhya Shalbari has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Madhya Shalbari is 735233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhya Shalbari covers 274.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madhya Shalbari falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Madhya Shalbari is Bhotpatti, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Madhya Shalbari.

Madhya Shalbari is about 15 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhya Shalbari is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Maināguri is about 7.2 km away. Bhotpatti is about 7.4 km away. Dhupguri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhar Salbari (under 2 km), Paschim Salbari (under 2 km) and Purbba Salbari (under 2 km).

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

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