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About Salamatpur Village

Salamatpur is a small village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 65 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salamatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salamatpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 66.88 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 65
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salamatpur compares

By the 2011 count Salamatpur is the 124th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 66.88 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Salamatpur

Salamatpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salamatpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salamatpur from other places

Salamatpur lies about 4.7 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.6 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 Salamatpur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 4.7 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.7 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km

Villages closest to Salamatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Salamatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salamatpur village had a population of 127. That makes it the 124th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Salamatpur village has 65 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salamatpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Salamatpur is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salamatpur covers 66.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salamatpur falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Salamatpur is Swadinpur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Salamatpur.

Salamatpur is about 4.7 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salamatpur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 3.6 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 4.7 km away. Birbhum is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maladanga (under 2 km), Damodarpur (under 2 km) and Husaipur (3.2 km).

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

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