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About Shal Dahara Village

Shal Dahara is a mid sized village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 328 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shal Dahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shal Dahara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 155.87 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 328
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shal Dahara compares

By the 2011 count Shal Dahara is the 89th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 155.87 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Shal Dahara

Shal Dahara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shal Dahara as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarasbedya, Saraswatipur, Sarbera and Satpati. 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 Dahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shal Dahara village had a population of 643. That makes it the 89th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Shal Dahara village has 328 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shal Dahara has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Shal Dahara is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shal Dahara covers 155.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shal Dahara falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Shal Dahara is in Salbani 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 Dahara today is likely to be higher.

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