Shaljhar, Goghat - II

Shaljhar 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 Bengai Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Shaljhar is 2.3 thousands out of which 1.1 thousands are males and rest 1.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 984 females per 1000 males. There are around 183 teenagers in Shaljhar. It has literacy rate of 75% which means around 1.7 thousands persons can read and write. Total 807 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 493 households in Shaljhar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 877. The pincode of Shaljhar 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

Shaljhar 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

Shaljhar 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

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

• IDBI Bank Kumarganj
• Indian Bank Bengai