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About Saltara Village

Saltara is a mid sized village in Taldangra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 740 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saltara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saltara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Taldangra
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 161.11 hectares
Population 1,510
Male Population 740
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saltara compares

By the 2011 count Saltara is the 28th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents. Its 161.11 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Saltara

Saltara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saltara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajpur, Resiagara, Sabrakon and Saharghati. 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 Saltara

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltara village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 28th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents.

Saltara village has 740 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltara has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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

Saltara covers 161.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saltara falls under Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saltara.

Saltara is in Taldangra 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 Saltara today is likely to be higher.

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