# Shalgere Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Shalgere

Shalgere is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 26 households**, the 219th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 127people (2011)
- 26households
- 68.3%literacy
- 1,082females per 1,000 males

## Shalgere PIN code and other codes

Shalgere falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatChakulia
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364304

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shalgere from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jamsedpur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shalgere?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shalgere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sisakhun
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatsila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatsila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatsila
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shalgere known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 46% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shalgere

Of every 100 households in Shalgere in 2011, 69 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalgere · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****88%**

**47%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shalgere?

■ Shalgere · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**959

Working population ****65.4%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 60.0% for women. 62% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 83 (100%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chakulia

- Charuiduba132 people
- Jamuna131 people
- Khanrdeoli127 people
- Nimdiha127 people
- Pinrrashol126 people
- Betjhariya125 people
- Baramchatti124 people
- Sandangri120 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shalgere from Jamsedpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Shalgere?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalgere in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shalgere?68.3% (Census 2011)