About Shalikota Village

Shalikota is a large village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,327, made up of 2,228 males and 2,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalikota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalikota village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Dantan I
Pincode	721435
Area (hectares)	477.25 hectares
Population	4,327
Male Population	2,228
Female Population	2,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shalikota compares

By the 2011 count Shalikota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 477.25 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shalikota

Shalikota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shalikota as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sariphabad, Saripur, Sarrang and Sastanagar. 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.

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Common questions about Shalikota

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalikota village had a population of 4,327. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Shalikota village has 2,228 males and 2,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalikota has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Shalikota is 721435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalikota covers 477.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalikota falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalikota notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shalikota.

Shalikota is in Dantan 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.