▁are ▁covered ▁with ▁scr ub ▁j ung le ▁and ▁sal ▁wood . ▁Grad ually ▁it ▁gives ▁way ▁to ▁just ▁une ven ▁rolling ▁lands ▁but ▁the ▁soil ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁later it ic . ▁There ▁are ▁coal ▁mines ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part , ▁along ▁the ▁Dam od ar ▁River . It ▁is ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁rural ▁area ▁with ▁ 8 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁living ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁and ▁only ▁ 1 1 % ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁urban ▁areas . ▁ ▁Note : ▁The ▁map ▁alongside ▁presents ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁notable ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁sub div ision . ▁All ▁places ▁marked ▁in ▁the ▁map ▁are ▁linked ▁in ▁the ▁larger ▁full ▁screen ▁map . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁per ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census ▁of ▁India ▁Sh ald i ha ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 5 0 4 ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 , 2 9 0 ▁( 5 2 %) ▁were ▁males ▁and ▁ 1 , 2 1 4 ▁( 4 8 %) ▁were ▁females . ▁Population ▁below ▁ 6 ▁years ▁was ▁ 3 2 1 . ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁liter ates ▁in ▁Sh ald i ha ▁was ▁ 1 , 4 2 9 ▁( 6 5 . 4 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁over ▁ 6 ▁years ). ▁ ▁. * For ▁language ▁details ▁see ▁Ch hat na ▁( community ▁development ▁block ) # Language ▁and ▁religion ▁ ▁Education ▁S ald i ha ▁College ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁with ▁the ▁efforts ▁of