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About Shal Bani Village

Shal Bani is a small village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 214 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shal Bani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shal Bani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 59.02 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 214
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shal Bani compares

By the 2011 count Shal Bani is the 122nd largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 59.02 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Shal Bani

Shal Bani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shal Bani as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sanuningui, Saras Geria, Sari Pura and Sat Pautia. 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 Shal Bani

As per the Census of India 2011, Shal Bani village had a population of 431. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Shal Bani village has 214 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shal Bani has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Shal Bani is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shal Bani covers 59.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shal Bani falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shal Bani.

Shal Bani is in Nayagram 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 Shal Bani today is likely to be higher.

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