Shaltora, Santuri, Purulia, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Shaltora


The village Shaltora is located in Santuri C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Santuri Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Shaltora


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Shaltora


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Shaltora is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Shaltora is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Shaltora


As per available data from the year 2009, 941 persons live in 221 house holds in the village Shaltora. There are 466 female individuals and 475 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.52% and males constitute 50.48% of the total population.

There are 359 scheduled castes persons of which 178 are females and 181 are males. Females constitute 49.58% and males constitute 50.42% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 38.15% of the total population.

Population density of Shaltora is 1301.88 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shaltora


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Total area of Shaltora is 72.28 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 58.96 ha. About 38.96 ha is un-irrigated area. About 20 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 5.3 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 8.02 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Shaltora


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Shaltora.

There is a government primary school in the village Shaltora.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Santuri, which is 5-10 kms away from Shaltora.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Gumra, which is less than 5 kms away from Shaltora.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Bero, which is 5-10 kms away from Shaltora.

Colleges in Shaltora


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Asansole, which is more than 10 kms away from Shaltora.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bankura, which is more than 10 kms away from Shaltora.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Durgapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Shaltora.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Asansole, which is more than 10 kms away from Shaltora.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in R N Pur, which is more than 10 kms away from Shaltora.

Other Educational Facilities in Shaltora


There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Shaltora or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Shaltora or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Asansole, which is more than 10 kms away from Shaltora.

Healthcare Facilities in Shaltora


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Shaltora.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Shaltora.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Shaltora.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Shaltora.

There is no TB clinic in the village Shaltora or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Shaltora or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Shaltora or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no dispensary in the village Shaltora or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Shaltora.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Shaltora or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Shaltora.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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