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About Jhar Salbari Village

Jhar Salbari is one of the larger villages in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,899, made up of 3,029 males and 2,870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhar Salbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhar Salbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 673.61 hectares
Population 5,899
Male Population 3,029
Female Population 2,870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jhar Salbari compares

By the 2011 count Jhar Salbari is the 15th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 673.61 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jhar Salbari

Jhar Salbari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhar Salbari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhar Salbari from other places

Jhar Salbari lies about 15 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Bhotpatti, about 7.4 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 Jhar Salbari
Nearest town Maināguri 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhotpatti 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 14 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 15 km

Villages closest to Jhar 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 Jhar Salbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhar Salbari village had a population of 5,899. That makes it the 15th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Jhar Salbari village has 3,029 males and 2,870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhar Salbari has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Jhar Salbari is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhar Salbari covers 673.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhar Salbari is Bhotpatti, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhar Salbari.

Jhar Salbari is about 15 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhar Salbari is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Maināguri is about 7.2 km away. Bhotpatti is about 7.4 km away. Dhupguri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhya Shalbari (under 2 km), Paschim Salbari (under 2 km) and Purbba Salbari (under 2 km).

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

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