About Shalika Village

Shalika is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 167 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, 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 II
Pincode	721301
Area (hectares)	38.9 hectares
Population	338
Male Population	167
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
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 Shalika compares

By the 2011 count Shalika is the 163rd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 38.9 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Shalika

Shalika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalika 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 Sarai, Satbigha, Satdhipa and Satrangi. 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.

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Common questions about Shalika

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalika village had a population of 338. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Shalika village has 167 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalika has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Shalika is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalika covers 38.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Shalika 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 Shalika.

Shalika is in Kharagpur II 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.