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About Salna Village

Salna is a mid sized village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 364 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 68.43 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 364
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Salna compares

By the 2011 count Salna is the 92nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 68.43 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Salna

Salna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salna 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 Ramsaer, Rasulpur, Ratnapur and Sain Buni. 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 Salna

As per the Census of India 2011, Salna village had a population of 694. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Salna village has 364 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salna has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Salna is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salna covers 68.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salna falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salna 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 Salna.

Salna is in Patrasayer 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 Salna today is likely to be higher.

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