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About Purbba Salbari Village

Purbba Salbari is a large village in Kumargram tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,818, made up of 1,469 males and 1,349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Salbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Salbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Kumargram
Pincode 736207
Area (hectares) 501.44 hectares
Population 2,818
Male Population 1,469
Female Population 1,349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbba Salbari compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Salbari is the 30th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 501.44 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 935.

Getting to Purbba Salbari

Purbba Salbari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbba Salbari as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purbba Salbari from other places

Purbba Salbari lies about 15 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Bhotpatti, about 5.0 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 Purbba Salbari
Nearest railway station Bhotpatti 5.0 km
Nearest town Maināguri 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumargram 15 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 15 km

Villages closest to Purbba Salbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Salbari village had a population of 2,818. That makes it the 30th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Purbba Salbari village has 1,469 males and 1,349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Salbari has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Salbari is 736207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Salbari covers 501.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purbba Salbari falls under Kumargram tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Salbari is Bhotpatti, about 5.0 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 - 10 km distance for Purbba Salbari.

Purbba 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.

Purbba Salbari is in Kumargram tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Bhotpatti is about 5.0 km away. Maināguri is about 8.7 km away. Kumargram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakriguri (15 km), Baruipara (15 km) and Dakshin Haldibari (21 km).

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

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