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About Shaldiha Village

Shaldiha is a small village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 245 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaldiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaldiha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 157.42 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 245
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaldiha compares

By the 2011 count Shaldiha is the 87th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 157.42 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shaldiha

Shaldiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shaldiha as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shaldiha from other places

Shaldiha lies about 49 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 22 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 Shaldiha
Tehsil headquarters Hura 22 km
Nearest railway station Chhatna 22 km
Nearest town Bānkura 27 km
District headquarters Puruliya 49 km

Villages closest to Shaldiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hura 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 Shaldiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaldiha village had a population of 475. That makes it the 87th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Shaldiha village has 245 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaldiha has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Shaldiha is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaldiha covers 157.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shaldiha falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shaldiha is Chhatna, about 22 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 km distance for Shaldiha.

Shaldiha is about 49 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaldiha is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya district. Hura is about 22 km away. Chhatna is about 22 km away. Bānkura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagaband (7.6 km), Dhagra (11 km) and Punchadi (17 km).

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

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