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About Shaljora Village

Shaljora is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 687 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaljora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaljora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 172.38 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 687
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shaljora compares

By the 2011 count Shaljora is the 46th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 172.38 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shaljora

Shaljora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shaljora as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sargerya, Sarisa, Sarisagerya and Sarsa. 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 Shaljora

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaljora village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 46th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Shaljora village has 687 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaljora has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Shaljora is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaljora covers 172.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shaljora falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shaljora 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 km distance for Shaljora.

Shaljora is in Narayangarh 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 Shaljora today is likely to be higher.

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