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About Dakshin Salbari Village

Dakshin Salbari is a large village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,703, made up of 1,857 males and 1,846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Salbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Salbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735233
Area (hectares) 428.36 hectares
Population 3,703
Male Population 1,857
Female Population 1,846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Salbari compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Salbari is the 45th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 428.36 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dakshin Salbari

Dakshin Salbari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Salbari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dakshin Salbari from other places

Dakshin Salbari lies about 32 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Binnaguri, about 11 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 Dakshin Salbari
Nearest town Goyerkāta 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Binnaguri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 17 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 32 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Salbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Salbari village had a population of 3,703. That makes it the 45th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Dakshin Salbari village has 1,857 males and 1,846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Salbari has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Salbari is 735233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Salbari covers 428.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Salbari falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Salbari is Binnaguri, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Salbari.

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

Dakshin Salbari is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Goyerkāta is about 8.4 km away. Binnaguri is about 11 km away. Dhupguri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Daukimari (2.7 km), Paschim Duramari (2.7 km) and Gairkata (8.3 km).

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

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