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About Saldaha Village

Saldaha is a small village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 274 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saldaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 119.04 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 274
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 807
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 Saldaha compares

By the 2011 count Saldaha is the 95th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 119.04 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Saldaha

Saldaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saldaha 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 Saldaha from other places

Saldaha lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 6.6 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 Saldaha
Nearest town Nalhāti 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Saldaha

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 Saldaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldaha village had a population of 495. That makes it the 95th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Saldaha village has 274 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldaha has about 807 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

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

Saldaha covers 119.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Saldaha is Nalhati Junction, about 6.6 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 Saldaha.

Saldaha is about 13 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saldaha is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 5.8 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 6.6 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamundiha (6.0 km), Maldiha (6.0 km) and Birupur (6.6 km).

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

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