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About Shalikhai Village

Shalikhai is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 380 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalikhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalikhai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 721436
Area (hectares) 88.95 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 380
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalikhai compares

By the 2011 count Shalikhai is the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 88.95 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shalikhai

Shalikhai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalikhai 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sambag, Samsara, Sandapura and Sarkisamat. 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 Shalikhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalikhai village had a population of 725. That makes it the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Shalikhai village has 380 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalikhai has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shalikhai is 721436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalikhai covers 88.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalikhai falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalikhai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Shalikhai.

Shalikhai is in Mohanpur 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 Shalikhai today is likely to be higher.

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