Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Shaljhar Population - Hugli, West Bengal

Shaljhar is a large village located in Goghat - II Block of Hugli district, West Bengal with total 450 families residing. The Shaljhar village has population of 2079 of which 1048 are males while 1031 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shaljhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 183 which makes up 8.80 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shaljhar village is 984 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Shaljhar as per census is 1011, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Shaljhar village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Shaljhar village was 82.23 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Shaljhar Male literacy stands at 87.67 % while female literacy rate was 76.68 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Shaljhar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Shaljhar village.

Shaljhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 450 - -
Population 2,079 1,048 1,031
Child (0-6) 183 91 92
Schedule Caste 737 373 364
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.23 % 87.67 % 76.68 %
Total Workers 801 688 113
Main Worker 753 - -
Marginal Worker 48 16 32

Caste Factor

In Shaljhar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.45 % of total population in Shaljhar village. The village Shaljhar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shaljhar village out of total population, 801 were engaged in work activities. 94.01 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.99 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 801 workers engaged in Main Work, 242 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 306 were Agricultural labourer.