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About Shilingda Village

Shilingda is a small village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 195 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilingda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilingda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 307.56 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 195
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilingda compares

By the 2011 count Shilingda is the 91st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 307.56 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Shilingda

Shilingda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shilingda as Available within 5 - 10 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 Saramchaki, Saridi, Sarjamhatu and Sarmali. 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 Shilingda

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilingda village had a population of 369. That makes it the 91st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Shilingda village has 195 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilingda has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Shilingda is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilingda covers 307.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shilingda falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shilingda 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 - 10 km distance for Shilingda.

Shilingda is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya 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 Shilingda today is likely to be higher.

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