Village · Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum # Shalbani Shalbani is a village in Baharagora sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 832101. The 2011 Census counted 680 people in 157 households, the 68th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 680 people (2011) - 157 households - 74.3% literacy - 832101 PIN code ## Shalbani PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shalbani is 832101. Shalbani falls in Baharagora sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 832101 - Gram panchayat Bankata - Community development block Baharagora - Census village code 364935 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shalbani from nearby towns? - Baharagora (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Chakulia (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shalbani? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Shalbani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bahragora - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Barhagora - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bahragora - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shalbani known for? The main crops are rice. About 54% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shalbani Of every 100 households in Shalbani in 2011, 82 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shalbani · ■ Baharagora rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 78% - Toilet within the home 54% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 46% 84% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 33% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 92% - Use banking services 53% 57% - Television 28% 18% - Mobile phone 40% 29% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 24% 10% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 22% 20% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shalbani? ■ Shalbani · ■ Baharagora rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.3% 64.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1036 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1171 944 - Working population 37.4% 44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 66.9% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 39 (15%) · ■ Marginal 214 (84%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baharagora - Masra 704 people - Chandra 695 people - Dudhkunri 693 people - Hariharpur 681 people - Shaldaha 676 people - Dhuriya 670 people - Nagdaha 666 people - Patharghata 661 people All 451 villages in Baharagora ## Other places named Shalbani - Shalbani · Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur · 784 people - Shalbani · Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum · 578 people - Shalbani · Village, Bundwan, Puruliya · 489 people - Shal Bani · Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur · 431 people - Shalbani · Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum · 399 people - Shalbani · Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum · 362 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shalbani? 832101 - What is the population of Shalbani? 680 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shalbani in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Baharagora sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Shalbani? 74.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/baharagora/shalbani-364935/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.