Shalka, Illambazar
Shalka is a village located in the Illambazar Subdivision of Birbhum district of West Bengal. The village falls in Illambazar block and comes under Sirsha Gram Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Shalka is 1.8 thousands out of which 924 are males and rest 857 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 927 females per 1000 males. There are around 231 teenagers in Shalka. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 318 people belonging to scheduled caste and 92 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 366 households in Shalka, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 563. The pincode of Shalka is 731124 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Hetampur Rajbati Sub Post office
- Pachhiara Branch Post office
- Sirsha Branch Post office
- Jatra Branch Post office
- Loba Branch Post office
Schools
Shalka has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Janubazar Pitambar High School
- Dubrajpur Sree Sree Sarada Vidyapith ( High School)
- Saradish Roy S.Vidyaniketan(High School)
- Sirsha Sailajakanta High School
- Jatra Khodeja Khatun High School(High School)
Hospitals
Shalka has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sugarh Sub-Center
- Kota Sub-Center
- Gopinathpur GP HQ Sub-Center
- Jashpur Primary Health Center
- Jatra Sub-Center
Banks
Shalka has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.