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About Shalbani Village

Shalbani is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 134 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.78 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 Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 41.78 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 134
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalbani compares

By the 2011 count Shalbani is the 234th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 41.78 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Shalbani

Shalbani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalbani as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saralya, Sardiha, Satpati and Satyadihi. 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 256. That makes it the 234th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Shalbani village has 134 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalbani has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Shalbani covers 41.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalbani falls under Jhargram 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shalbani.

Shalbani is in Jhargram 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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