About Salanga Village

Salanga is a mid sized village in Nimapada tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 342 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salanga village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Puri
Tehsil	Nimapada
Pincode	752106
Area (hectares)	176 hectares
Population	700
Male Population	342
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salanga compares

By the 2011 count Salanga is the 66th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Salanga

Salanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salanga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Salanga from other places

Salanga lies about 27 km from Puri, and the nearest railway station is Birpurusottampur, about 9.1 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 Salanga
Nearest railway station	Birpurusottampur	9.1 km
Nearest town	Jatani	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nimapada	27 km
District headquarters	Puri	27 km

Villages closest to Salanga

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

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Common questions about Salanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Salanga village had a population of 700. That makes it the 66th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Salanga village has 342 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salanga has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Salanga is 752106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salanga covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salanga falls under Nimapada tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Salanga is Birpurusottampur, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salanga.

Salanga is about 27 km from Puri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salanga is in Nimapada tehsil of Puri district. Birpurusottampur is about 9.1 km away. Jatani is about 23 km away. Nimapada is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.