About Salgan Village

Salgan is a mid sized village in Baisinga tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,149, made up of 596 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salgan village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Tehsil	Baisinga
Pincode	757017
Area (hectares)	240 hectares
Population	1,149
Male Population	596
Female Population	553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salgan compares

By the 2011 count Salgan is the 22nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Salgan

Salgan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salgan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rangada, Rangamatia, Rautarapur and Saitpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Salgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Salgan village had a population of 1,149. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Salgan village has 596 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salgan has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Salgan is 757017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salgan covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salgan falls under Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Salgan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salgan.

Salgan is in Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.