About Shaltora Village

Shaltora is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 475 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaltora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaltora village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Santuri
Pincode	723151
Area (hectares)	72.28 hectares
Population	941
Male Population	475
Female Population	466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaltora compares

By the 2011 count Shaltora is the 26th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 72.28 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Shaltora

Shaltora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shaltora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shaltora from other places

Shaltora lies about 62 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 14 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 Shaltora
Tehsil headquarters	Santuri	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Madhukunda Railway Station	14 km
Nearest town	Āsansol	19 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	62 km

Villages closest to Shaltora

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

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Common questions about Shaltora

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaltora village had a population of 941. That makes it the 26th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Shaltora village has 475 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaltora has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Shaltora is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaltora covers 72.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shaltora falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shaltora is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shaltora.

Shaltora is about 62 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaltora is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district. Santuri is about 8.0 km away. Madhukunda Railway Station is about 14 km away. Āsansol is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.