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About Shialtor Village

Shialtor is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,280, made up of 1,159 males and 1,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shialtor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shialtor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 182.7 hectares
Population 2,280
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shialtor compares

By the 2011 count Shialtor is the 63rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 182.7 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shialtor

Shialtor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shialtor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sankarpur, Sarai, Sariabad and Sarua. 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 Shialtor

As per the Census of India 2011, Shialtor village had a population of 2,280. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Shialtor village has 1,159 males and 1,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shialtor has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Shialtor is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shialtor covers 182.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shialtor falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shialtor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shialtor is in Raiganj 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 Shialtor today is likely to be higher.

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