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About Shaluka Village

Shaluka is a mid sized village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 261 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaluka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaluka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 93.63 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 261
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 Shaluka compares

By the 2011 count Shaluka is the 78th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 93.63 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 1004.

Getting to Shaluka

Shaluka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shaluka 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 Satis Chak, Sauda, Saulyarpal and Shabhasol. 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 Shaluka

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaluka village had a population of 518. That makes it the 78th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Shaluka village has 261 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaluka has about 985 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Shaluka is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaluka covers 93.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shaluka falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shaluka 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 Shaluka.

Shaluka is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Shaluka today is likely to be higher.

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