About Saltora Village

Saltora is a large village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,966, made up of 2,037 males and 1,929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, 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	Saltora
Pincode	722158
Area (hectares)	320.55 hectares
Population	3,966
Male Population	2,037
Female Population	1,929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Saltora compares

By the 2011 count Saltora 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 320.55 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Saltora

Saltora is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saltora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. 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 13 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	13 km
Nearest town	Āsansol	18 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 Saltora 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 3,966. 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.

Saltora village has 2,037 males and 1,929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltora has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Saltora is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saltora covers 320.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Saltora is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village 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 Saltora tehsil of Bankura district. Madhukunda Railway Station is about 13 km away. Āsansol is about 18 km away. Bankura is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.