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About Salmara Village

Salmara is a large village in Dinhata II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,058, made up of 1,087 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salmara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Dinhata II
Pincode 736134
Area (hectares) 239.03 hectares
Population 2,058
Male Population 1,087
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salmara compares

By the 2011 count Salmara is the 46th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,051 residents. Its 239.03 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Salmara

Salmara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salmara as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Rakhalmari, Rasamanta, Sachinandan and Sadialer Kuthi. 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 Salmara

As per the Census of India 2011, Salmara village had a population of 2,058. That makes it the 46th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,051 residents.

Salmara village has 1,087 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salmara has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Salmara is 736134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salmara covers 239.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salmara falls under Dinhata II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

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

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

Salmara is in Dinhata II tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Salmara today is likely to be higher.

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