Shalikona, Goghat - II

Shalikona is a village located in the Goghat - II Subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The village falls in Goghat-II block and comes under Kumarganj Gram Panchayat.

As on May 2024, the current population of Shalikona is 1.3 thousands out of which 658 are males and rest 646 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 982 females per 1000 males. There are around 126 teenagers in Shalikona. It has literacy rate of 68% which means around 886 persons can read and write. Total 654 people belonging to scheduled caste and 21 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 277 households in Shalikona, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 467. The pincode of Shalikona is 712611 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Bengai Sub Post office
• Asudkhola Branch Post office
• Bhurkunda Branch Post office
• Khatul Branch Post office
• Salikona Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Bengai High School
• Bhurkunda High School(High School)
• Khatul Shibadurga High School
• Bengai Sarat Vidyapith
• Riya Kalipada High School

Hospitals

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

• Jitarpur Sub-Center
• Ashpur Sub-Center
• Pundahit Sub-Center
• Doulatbati Sub-Center
• Agai Sub-Center

Banks

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

• IDBI Bank Kumarganj
• Indian Bank Bengai