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About Saldanga Village

Saldanga is a mid sized village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 335 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722203
Area (hectares) 59.2 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 335
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saldanga compares

By the 2011 count Saldanga is the 92nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 59.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Saldanga

Saldanga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saldanga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saldanga from other places

Saldanga lies about 3.1 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 2.2 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 Saldanga
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 2.2 km
District headquarters Bankura 3.1 km
Nearest town Bānkura 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barjora 34 km

Villages closest to Saldanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldanga village had a population of 662. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Saldanga village has 335 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldanga has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Saldanga is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saldanga covers 59.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saldanga falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saldanga is Bankura Jn., about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saldanga.

Saldanga is about 3.1 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saldanga is in Barjora tehsil of Bankura district. Bankura Jn. is about 2.2 km away. Bankura is about 3.1 km away. Bānkura is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shaldanga (under 2 km), Lalbazar (3.0 km) and Bankurardanga (3.1 km).

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

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