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About Salsama Village

Salsama is a large village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,125, made up of 1,078 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salsama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salsama village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 449.54 hectares
Population 2,125
Male Population 1,078
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salsama compares

By the 2011 count Salsama is the 22nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 449.54 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Salsama

Salsama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salsama as Available within village. 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 Ramrampur, Sadullapur, Sahapara and Sakair. 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 Salsama

As per the Census of India 2011, Salsama village had a population of 2,125. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Salsama village has 1,078 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salsama has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Salsama is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salsama covers 449.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salsama falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salsama.

Salsama is in Tapan 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 Salsama today is likely to be higher.

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