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About Shalika Village

Shalika is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 809 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721304
Area (hectares) 130.55 hectares
Population 1,651
Male Population 809
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shalika compares

By the 2011 count Shalika is the 21st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 130.55 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shalika

Shalika is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shalika as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sanporapara, Saraswatipur, Sarsha and Satkul. 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 Shalika

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalika village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 21st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Shalika village has 809 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalika has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Shalika is 721304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalika covers 130.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalika falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalika notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shalika.

Shalika is in Kharagpur I 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 Shalika today is likely to be higher.

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