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About Salanda Village

Salanda is a mid sized village in Mangolkote tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 552 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Mangolkote
Pincode 713128
Area (hectares) 189.13 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 552
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salanda compares

By the 2011 count Salanda is the 82nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 189.13 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Salanda

Salanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salanda 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Radhanagar, Raghunathpur, Ramnagar and Sagira. 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 Salanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Salanda village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Salanda village has 552 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salanda has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Salanda is 713128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salanda covers 189.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salanda falls under Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Salanda is in Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Salanda today is likely to be higher.

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