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About Shalagram Village

Shalagram is a small village in Jaipur 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 128.62 hectares hectares.

Shalagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalagram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Area (hectares) 128.62 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 195
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shalagram compares

By the 2011 count Shalagram is the 89th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 128.62 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shalagram

Shalagram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalagram 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ratnadi, Ritudi, Rop and Sabanpur. 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 Shalagram

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalagram village had a population of 369. That makes it the 89th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalagram has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Shalagram covers 128.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalagram falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalagram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Shalagram.

Shalagram is in Jaipur 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 Shalagram today is likely to be higher.

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