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About Shalbani Village

Shalbani is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 250 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalbani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 88.94 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 250
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Shalbani compares

By the 2011 count Shalbani is the 69th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 88.94 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 995.

Getting to Shalbani

Shalbani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalbani 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shalbani from other places

Shalbani lies about 31 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Barabhum, about 6.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shalbani
Nearest town Balarāmpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Barabhum 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bundwan 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 31 km

Villages closest to Shalbani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bundwan tehsil.

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 Shalbani

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalbani village had a population of 489. That makes it the 69th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Shalbani village has 250 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalbani has about 956 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Shalbani is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalbani covers 88.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalbani falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shalbani is Barabhum, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Shalbani.

Shalbani is about 31 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalbani is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district. Balarāmpur is about 5.9 km away. Barabhum is about 6.7 km away. Bundwan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirka (24 km), Dulukdih Samil Kendapara (29 km) and Kendapara (29 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shalbani today is likely to be higher.

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