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About Salgaria Village

Salgaria is a small village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 120 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salgaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salgaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 83.81 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 120
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salgaria compares

By the 2011 count Salgaria is the 107th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 83.81 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 963.

Getting to Salgaria

Salgaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salgaria as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salgaria from other places

Salgaria lies about 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 6.9 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 Salgaria
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 6.9 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Salgaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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 Salgaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Salgaria village had a population of 220. That makes it the 107th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Salgaria village has 120 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salgaria has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Salgaria is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salgaria covers 83.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salgaria falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Salgaria is Mallarpur, about 6.9 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 km distance for Salgaria.

Salgaria is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salgaria is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 6.9 km away. Rampur Hat is about 8.8 km away. Rampurhat I is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Prahladpur (under 2 km), Kashtagara (1.8 km) and Hastikanda (2.0 km).

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

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