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About Shalukageria Village

Shalukageria is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 245 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalukageria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalukageria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 118.48 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 245
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shalukageria compares

By the 2011 count Shalukageria is the 97th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 118.48 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Shalukageria

Shalukageria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalukageria as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satpati, Satyadihi, Shak Para and Shalbani. 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 Shalukageria

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalukageria village had a population of 509. That makes it the 97th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Shalukageria village has 245 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalukageria has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Shalukageria covers 118.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shalukageria.

Shalukageria 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 Shalukageria today is likely to be higher.

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