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About Salbari I Village

Salbari I is a mid sized village in Bengtol tehsil, in the district of Chirang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 300 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.75 hectares hectares.

Salbari I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salbari I village
Description Value
State Assam
District Chirang
Tehsil Bengtol
Area (hectares) 185.75 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 300
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salbari I compares

By the 2011 count Salbari I is the 32nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 584 residents. Its 185.75 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Salbari I

Salbari I is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salbari I as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salbari I from other places

Salbari I lies about 10 km from Chirang, and the nearest railway station is Bongaigaon, about 2.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salbari I
Nearest railway station Bongaigaon 2.9 km
District headquarters Chirang 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengtol 17 km

Villages closest to Salbari I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bengtol tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Salbari I

As per the Census of India 2011, Salbari I village had a population of 591. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 584 residents.

Salbari I village has 300 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salbari I has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Salbari I covers 185.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salbari I falls under Bengtol tehsil of Chirang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Salbari I is Bongaigaon, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salbari I.

Salbari I is about 10 km from Chirang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salbari I is in Bengtol tehsil of Chirang district. Bongaigaon is about 2.9 km away. Chirang is about 10 km away. Bengtol is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balapara I (under 2 km), Hulmagaon I (under 2 km) and Patabari I (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Salbari I today is likely to be higher.

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