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About Salbari Village

Salbari is a mid sized village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 271 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kharibari
Pincode 734009
Area (hectares) 147.31 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 271
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 Salbari compares

By the 2011 count Salbari is the 52nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 147.31 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Salbari

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

Salbari lies about 32 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Sukna, about 3.7 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 Salbari
Nearest railway station Sukna 3.7 km
Nearest town Siliguri 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharibari 32 km
District headquarters Darjiling 32 km

Villages closest to Salbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharibari 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 Salbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Salbari village had a population of 538. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Salbari village has 271 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salbari has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Salbari is 734009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salbari covers 147.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salbari falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Salbari is Sukna, about 3.7 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 Salbari.

Salbari is about 32 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salbari is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district. Sukna is about 3.7 km away. Siliguri is about 7.3 km away. Kharibari is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panthabari (14 km), Dudha (15 km) and Rangali (29 km).

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

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