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About Shalmara Pratham Khanda Village

Shalmara Pratham Khanda is a mid sized village in Mathabhanga II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 642 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalmara Pratham Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalmara Pratham Khanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga II
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 190.11 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 642
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Shalmara Pratham Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Shalmara Pratham Khanda is the 54th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents. Its 190.11 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Shalmara Pratham Khanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalmara Pratham Khanda village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 54th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents.

Shalmara Pratham Khanda village has 642 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalmara Pratham Khanda has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Shalmara Pratham Khanda is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalmara Pratham Khanda covers 190.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Shalmara Pratham Khanda notes the nearest railway station 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 Shalmara Pratham Khanda.

Shalmara Pratham 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 Pratham Khanda today is likely to be higher.

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