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About Shalchura Village

Shalchura is a small village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 94 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalchura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalchura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 153.31 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 94
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalchura compares

By the 2011 count Shalchura is the 94th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 153.31 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Shalchura

Shalchura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalchura as Available within 10+ 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 Shalchura from other places

Shalchura lies about 30 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Indrabil, about 20 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 Shalchura
Nearest railway station Indrabil 20 km
Nearest town Adra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Neturia 30 km
District headquarters Puruliya 30 km

Villages closest to Shalchura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalchura village had a population of 195. That makes it the 94th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Shalchura village has 94 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalchura has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shalchura is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalchura covers 153.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalchura falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shalchura is Indrabil, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shalchura.

Shalchura is about 30 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalchura is in Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district. Indrabil is about 20 km away. Adra is about 22 km away. Neturia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (22 km), Ranpur (22 km) and Dhanara (23 km).

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

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