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About Sholpara Village

Sholpara is a large village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,045, made up of 2,075 males and 1,970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sholpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sholpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 260.21 hectares
Population 4,045
Male Population 2,075
Female Population 1,970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sholpara compares

By the 2011 count Sholpara is the 21st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 260.21 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sholpara

Sholpara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sholpara 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. The nearest villages by name are Raskora, Raypur, Sarnabari and Satbhita. 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 Sholpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sholpara village had a population of 4,045. That makes it the 21st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Sholpara village has 2,075 males and 1,970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sholpara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sholpara is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sholpara covers 260.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sholpara falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sholpara notes the nearest railway station 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 Sholpara.

Sholpara is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Sholpara today is likely to be higher.

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