Shalkhair, Kushmandi

Shalkhair is a village located in the Kushmundi Subdivision of Dinajpur Dakshin district of West Bengal. The village falls in Kushmandi block and comes under Kushmandi Gram Panchayat.

As on May 2024, the current population of Shalkhair is 151 out of which 73 are males and rest 78 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1068 females per 1000 males. There are around 26 teenagers in Shalkhair. It has literacy rate of 37% which means around 56 persons can read and write. Total 151 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 35 households in Shalkhair, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 84. The pincode of Shalkhair is 733132 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Kushmandi Sub Post office
• Aminpur Branch Post office
• Basoil Branch Post office
• Chousa Branch Post office
• Nahit Branch Post office

Schools

Shalkhair has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Kushmandi High School
• Fatepur C.D. High School
• Kachra High School(High School)
• Nahit High School
• Manikore High School

Hospitals

Shalkhair has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Sarala Sub-Centre
• Shibrampur Sub-Centre
• Dhakdhol Sub-Centre
• Anantapur Sub-Centre
• Adyakhanda Sub-Centre

Banks

Shalkhair has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Kushmandi
• HDFC Bank Akcha Kushmandi
• State Bank of India Kushmandi