Sheakhala is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

and a

gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

in Chanditala I community development block in

Srirampore subdivision Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanised, and the one with the highest density of population, of all the subdivisio ...

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in the state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

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. It is under Chanditala police station.

Geography

Sheakhala is located at .

Gram panchayat

Villages in Shiakhala

are:

Chak Tajpur Chak Tajpur is a village in Chanditala I community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Chak Tajpur is located at . Gram panchayat Villages in Shiakhala gram panchaya ...

, Madhupur,

Paschim Tajpur Paschim Tajpur is a village in Chanditala I community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Paschim Tajpur is located at . Gram panchayat Villages in Shiakhala gram panc ...

, Patul, Raghunathpur,

Sandhipur Sandhipur is a village in Chanditala I community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Sandhipur is located at . Gram panchayat Villages ...

and Sehakhala. Map of Sehakhala GP

Demographics

As per

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

Sehakhala had a total population of 6,434 of which 3,253 (51%) were males and 3,181 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 542. The total number of literates in Sehakhela was 4,955 (84.10% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

Railway

The nearest Railway station, Baruipara railway station, is on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line, which is a part of the

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...

system.Google maps Had a Railway Station from 1915-1971 under Narrow Gauge Railway. Railway Station Board can be still seen beside SH 15 as the highway follows the same path & route of the erstwhile

Martin's Light Railways Martin's Light Railways (MLR) consisted of seven narrow-gauge railway lines in the states of West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India. The railways were built and owned by Martin & Co., which was a British company. Later, it was being op ...

Sheakhala line.

Road

State Highway 15 (Ahilyabai Holkar Road) and 31 Number Road crossing point is located in the village. 31 Number Road is the main artery of the town and it is also connected with

National Highway 19 Route 19, or Highway 19, may refer to: For roads named "A19", see list of A19 roads. International * Asian Highway 19 * European route E19 * European route E019 Canada * Alberta Highway 19 * British Columbia Highway 19 * Manitoba Highway 19 ...

( Bora), State Highway 13 (Milki Badamtala) and State Highway 6/

G.T. Road The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...

(Nabagram).

Bus

Private Bus

* 26 Bonhooghly –

Champadanga Champadanga is a town in Tarakeswar CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Champadanga is located at . The village situated on the bank of Damodar River. Demographics As per 20 ...

* 31

Serampore Serampore (also called ''Serampur'', ''Srirampur'', ''Srirampore'', ''Shreerampur'', ''Shreerampore'', ''Shrirampur'' or ''Shrirampore'') is a city of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Srirampor ...

Jangipara Jangipara is a village in Jangipara (community development block), Jangipara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Location Jangipara is located a ...

* 26A

- Aushbali * 26C Bonhooghly -

Jagatballavpur Jagatballavpur is a census town in Jagatballavpur CD Block in Howrah Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Jagatballavpur is located at . Demographics As per 2011 Census of India Jagatballavpur ha ...

* E36 Esplanade -

Education

* Sheakhala Benimadhab High School * Sheakhala Benimadhab Girls High School

References

{{Srirampore subdivision Villages in Chanditala I CD Block