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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANKUR SEKH
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- LGD code
- 317568
- Pincode
- 731302
- Post office
- Kirnahar
- Population
- 606
- Households
- 145
- Literacy rate
- 70.1%
- Sex ratio
- 814 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 272
Census 2011 · in context
How Shalika compares
By population, Shalika ranks #103 of 179 villages in Labpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.1%
+7.7% vs mandal average
- Shalika
- 70.1%
- Labpur mandal
- 62.4%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
814
−131 vs mandal average
- Shalika
- 814
- Labpur mandal
- 945
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Shalika
- 4.2
- Labpur mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shalika at a glance
Shalika is a village of 606 people in 145 households (Census 2011) in Labpur block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 103rd-largest of 179 villages in Labpur block. Literacy is 70%, 8 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 814 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731302, served by Kirnahar post office; the LGD village code is 317568. The sarpanch is ANKUR SEKH, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 714 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shalika
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 95.97
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 82.46
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shalika
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shalika
- LGD code
- 317568
- Pincode
- 731302
- Post office
- Kirnahar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 606
- Population (projected 2026)
- 714
- Households
- 145
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 814
- Literacy rate
- 70.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nanoor
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bidhan Chandra Majhi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANKUR SEKH
- Block / Mandal
- Labpur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
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