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About Saldanga Village

Saldanga is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 463 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 89.2 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 463
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Saldanga compares

By the 2011 count Saldanga is the 72nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 89.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Saldanga

Saldanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saldanga 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saldanga from other places

Saldanga lies about 25 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 14 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 Saldanga
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 14 km
Nearest town Sainthia 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 25 km
District headquarters Birbhum 25 km

Villages closest to Saldanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Illambazar 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.

Common questions about Saldanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldanga village had a population of 914. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Saldanga village has 463 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldanga has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Saldanga is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saldanga covers 89.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saldanga falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saldanga is Gadadharpur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Saldanga.

Saldanga is about 25 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saldanga is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 14 km away. Sainthia is about 19 km away. Illambazar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harishchandrapur (3.1 km), Naoga (8.7 km) and Gopalnagar (8.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Saldanga today is likely to be higher.

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