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About Shalkuti Village

Shalkuti is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 248 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalkuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalkuti village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721126
Area (hectares) 60.5 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 248
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shalkuti compares

By the 2011 count Shalkuti is the 188th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 60.5 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Shalkuti

Shalkuti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalkuti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satyapur, Sekendar Chak, Sekendarpur and Serpur. 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 Shalkuti

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalkuti village had a population of 496. That makes it the 188th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Shalkuti village has 248 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalkuti has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Shalkuti is 721126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalkuti covers 60.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalkuti falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalkuti 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 - 10 km distance for Shalkuti.

Shalkuti is in Debra 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 Shalkuti today is likely to be higher.

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