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About Salash Village

Salash is a mid sized village in Hilli tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 334 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salash village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Hilli
Pincode 733145
Area (hectares) 139.9 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 334
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salash compares

By the 2011 count Salash is the 56th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 139.9 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Salash

Salash is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salash as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Purbba Thakurpur, Ramjibanpur, Ramkrishnapur and Rupbati. 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 Salash

As per the Census of India 2011, Salash village had a population of 638. That makes it the 56th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Salash village has 334 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salash has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Salash is 733145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salash covers 139.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salash falls under Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salash notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salash.

Salash is in Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Salash today is likely to be higher.

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