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About Shalmara Dwitia Khanda Village

Shalmara Dwitia Khanda is a small village in Mathabhanga II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 219 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalmara Dwitia Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalmara Dwitia Khanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga II
Pincode 736172
Area (hectares) 384.35 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 219
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shalmara Dwitia Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Shalmara Dwitia Khanda is the 80th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents. Its 384.35 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Shalmara Dwitia Khanda

Shalmara Dwitia Khanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalmara Dwitia Khanda 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rangamati, Ruidanga Dwitia Khanda, Ruidanga Pratham Khanda and Runibari. 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 Shalmara Dwitia Khanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalmara Dwitia Khanda village had a population of 429. That makes it the 80th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents.

Shalmara Dwitia Khanda village has 219 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalmara Dwitia Khanda has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Shalmara Dwitia Khanda is 736172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalmara Dwitia Khanda covers 384.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalmara Dwitia Khanda falls under Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalmara Dwitia Khanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Shalmara Dwitia Khanda.

Shalmara Dwitia Khanda is in Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Shalmara Dwitia Khanda today is likely to be higher.

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