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About Salchatra Village

Salchatra is a small village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salchatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salchatra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 91.71 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Salchatra compares

By the 2011 count Salchatra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 91.71 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Salchatra

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

Salchatra lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about under 2 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 Salchatra
Nearest railway station Chatra under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Salchatra

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 Salchatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Salchatra village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Salchatra village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salchatra has about 667 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 Salchatra is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salchatra covers 91.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Salchatra is Chatra, about under 2 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 Salchatra.

Salchatra is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salchatra is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.0 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 19 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 (3.8 km), Maldiha (3.8 km) and Amaipur (5.3 km).

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

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