About Saltora Village

Saltora is a large village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,928, made up of 1,479 males and 1,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saltora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saltora village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Gangajalghati
Pincode	722203
Area (hectares)	229.63 hectares
Population	2,928
Male Population	1,479
Female Population	1,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saltora compares

By the 2011 count Saltora is the 11th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 229.63 hectares work out to about 13 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 953.

Getting to Saltora

Saltora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saltora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saltora from other places

Saltora lies about 35 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 14 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 Saltora
Nearest railway station	Madhukunda Railway Station	14 km
Nearest town	Āsansol	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangajalghati	21 km
District headquarters	Bankura	35 km

Villages closest to Saltora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltora village had a population of 2,928. That makes it the 11th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Saltora village has 1,479 males and 1,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltora has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Saltora covers 229.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saltora falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saltora is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Saltora is about 35 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saltora is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. Madhukunda Railway Station is about 14 km away. Āsansol is about 19 km away. Gangajalghati is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.