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About Salbani Village

Salbani is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 159 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salbani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 73.67 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 159
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salbani compares

By the 2011 count Salbani is the 119th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 73.67 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Salbani

Salbani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salbani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raktajura, Rangi Bari, Ratanpur and Ruparhir. 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.

Common questions about Salbani

As per the Census of India 2011, Salbani village had a population of 297. That makes it the 119th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Salbani village has 159 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salbani has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Salbani is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salbani covers 73.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salbani falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salbani.

Salbani is in Khatra 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.

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

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