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About Shalbani Village

Shalbani is a mid sized village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 391 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalbani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 43.9 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 391
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalbani compares

By the 2011 count Shalbani is the 34th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 43.9 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Shalbani

Shalbani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shalbani 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarakata, Sarenga, Sati Ghata and Satpati. 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 Shalbani

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalbani village had a population of 784. That makes it the 34th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Shalbani village has 391 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalbani has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Shalbani is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalbani covers 43.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shalbani falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalbani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shalbani is in Jamboni 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 Shalbani today is likely to be higher.

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