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About Salchapra Village

Salchapra is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,411, made up of 727 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salchapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salchapra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 220.28 hectares
Population 1,411
Male Population 727
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salchapra compares

By the 2011 count Salchapra is the 32nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 220.28 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Salchapra

Salchapra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salchapra 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranipur, Rasaipur, Rasulpur and Rupadihi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Salchapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Salchapra village had a population of 1,411. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Salchapra village has 727 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salchapra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Salchapra is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salchapra covers 220.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salchapra falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salchapra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Salchapra.

Salchapra is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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