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About Shalgram Village

Shalgram is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 318 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 52.06 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 318
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shalgram compares

By the 2011 count Shalgram is the 74th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 52.06 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Shalgram

Shalgram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shalgram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajadera, Rampur, Rigid and Samalpur. 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 Shalgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalgram village had a population of 653. That makes it the 74th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Shalgram village has 318 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalgram has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Shalgram is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalgram covers 52.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalgram falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalgram notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shalgram.

Shalgram is in Jhalda II 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 Shalgram today is likely to be higher.

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