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About Shailapur Village

Shailapur is a large village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,432, made up of 1,244 males and 1,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shailapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shailapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732128
Area (hectares) 414.26 hectares
Population 2,432
Male Population 1,244
Female Population 1,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Shailapur compares

By the 2011 count Shailapur is the 31st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 414.26 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Shailapur

Shailapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shailapur 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 Raypur, Sadullapur, Sahazalalpur and Satgada. 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 Shailapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shailapur village had a population of 2,432. That makes it the 31st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Shailapur village has 1,244 males and 1,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Shailapur is 732128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shailapur covers 414.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shailapur falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shailapur 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 Shailapur.

Shailapur is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah 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 Shailapur today is likely to be higher.

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