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About Salma Village

Salma is a large village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,732, made up of 1,958 males and 1,774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 647.59 hectares
Population 3,732
Male Population 1,958
Female Population 1,774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salma compares

By the 2011 count Salma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 647.59 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Salma

Salma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salma 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranjitpur, Rautara, Sabur Bandh and Saheb Danga. 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 Salma

As per the Census of India 2011, Salma village had a population of 3,732. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Salma village has 1,958 males and 1,774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salma has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Salma is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salma covers 647.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Salma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Salma.

Salma is in Saltora 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 Salma today is likely to be higher.

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