Shalikota, Dantan - I

Shalikota is a village located in the Dantan - I Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Dantan-I block and comes under Salikotha Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Shalikota is 4.7 thousands out of which 2.4 thousands are males and rest 2.3 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 942 females per 1000 males. There are around 576 teenagers in Shalikota. It has literacy rate of 58% which means around 2.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 80 people belonging to scheduled caste and 635 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 977 households in Shalikota, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.6 thousands. The pincode of Shalikota is 721435 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Menkapur Sub Post office
• Chhoto Srikrishnapur Branch Post office
• Jenkapur Branch Post office
• Salikotha Branch Post office
• Koria Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Menkapur Krishna Prasad Uchcha Vidyalaya High School
• Jankapur High School High School Upry.
• Koria High School High School Upry.
• Bodhi Bikash
• Mathuribar Antla Msk

Hospitals

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

• Salikotha Sub-Center
• Menkapur Sub-Center
• Koria Sub-Center
• Jenkapur Sub-Center
• Charkapara Sub-Center

Banks

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

• State Bank of India Menkapur