About Shalbari Village

Shalbari is a large village in Cooch Behar I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,511, made up of 1,269 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalbari village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Koch Bihar
Tehsil	Cooch Behar I
Pincode	736172
Area (hectares)	467.75 hectares
Population	2,511
Male Population	1,269
Female Population	1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
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 Shalbari compares

By the 2011 count Shalbari is the 38th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 467.75 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Shalbari

Shalbari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalbari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shalbari from other places

Shalbari lies about 24 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Samuktala Road, about 4.3 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
Nearest railway station	Samuktala Road	4.3 km
Nearest town	Alīpur Duār	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cooch Behar I	24 km
District headquarters	Koch Bihar	24 km

Villages closest to Shalbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cooch Behar I 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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalbari village had a population of 2,511. That makes it the 38th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Shalbari village has 1,269 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalbari has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shalbari is 736172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalbari covers 467.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalbari falls under Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shalbari is Samuktala Road, about 4.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shalbari.

Shalbari is about 24 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalbari is in Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Samuktala Road is about 4.3 km away. Alīpur Duār is about 7.1 km away. Cooch Behar I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.