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About Shalgura Village

Shalgura is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 116 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalgura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalgura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 30.08 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 116
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalgura compares

By the 2011 count Shalgura is the 252nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 30.08 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Shalgura

Shalgura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalgura as Available within 10+ 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 Sardiha, Satpati, Satyadihi and Shak Para. 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 Shalgura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalgura village had a population of 220. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Shalgura village has 116 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalgura has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Shalgura covers 30.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalgura falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalgura 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 km distance for Shalgura.

Shalgura 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 Shalgura today is likely to be higher.

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