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Shalika Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Shalika is a medium size village located in Kharagpur - I Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 376 families residing. The Shalika village has population of 1651 of which 809 are males while 842 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shalika village population of children with age 0-6 is 183 which makes up 11.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shalika village is 1041 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Shalika as per census is 926, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Shalika village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Shalika village was 79.09 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Shalika Male literacy stands at 88.52 % while female literacy rate was 70.16 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Shalika 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 Shalika village.

Shalika Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 376 - -
Population 1,651 809 842
Child (0-6) 183 95 88
Schedule Caste 98 46 52
Schedule Tribe 283 136 147
Literacy 79.09 % 88.52 % 70.16 %
Total Workers 585 417 168
Main Worker 473 - -
Marginal Worker 112 38 74

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 17.14 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 5.94 % of total population in Shalika village.

Work Profile

In Shalika village out of total population, 585 were engaged in work activities. 80.85 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.15 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 585 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 55 were Agricultural labourer.