About Salapahari Village

Salapahari is a mid sized village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 655 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salapahari village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Hirbandh
Pincode	722101
Area (hectares)	362.96 hectares
Population	1,300
Male Population	655
Female Population	645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salapahari compares

By the 2011 count Salapahari is the 20th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 362.96 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Salapahari

Salapahari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salapahari as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patasimul, Pathardihi, Ranga and Rangamati. 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 Salapahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Salapahari village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 20th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Salapahari village has 655 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salapahari has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Salapahari is 722101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salapahari covers 362.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salapahari falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salapahari 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 5 - 10 km distance for Salapahari.

Salapahari is in Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura 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.