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About Sholkamari Village

Sholkamari is a mid sized village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 315 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sholkamari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sholkamari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 87.05 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 315
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sholkamari compares

By the 2011 count Sholkamari is the 99th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 87.05 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sholkamari

Sholkamari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sholkamari 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shiarbani, Shibpur, Shirishdanga and Shiromani. 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 Sholkamari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sholkamari village had a population of 606. That makes it the 99th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Sholkamari village has 315 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sholkamari has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sholkamari is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sholkamari covers 87.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sholkamari falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sholkamari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sholkamari is in Midnapore 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 Sholkamari today is likely to be higher.

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