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About Salbari Village

Salbari is one of the larger villages in Tufanganj II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,415, made up of 4,716 males and 4,699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1440.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, 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 Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj II
Pincode 736159
Area (hectares) 1440.55 hectares
Population 9,415
Male Population 4,716
Female Population 4,699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salbari compares

By the 2011 count Salbari is the 4th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 1440.55 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Salbari

Salbari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salbari as Available within <5 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 Salbari from other places

Salbari lies about 24 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Samuktala Road, about 4.3 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 Samuktala Road 4.3 km
Nearest town Alīpur Duār 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tufanganj II 24 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 24 km

Villages closest to Salbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tufanganj II 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 9,415. That makes it the 4th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Salbari village has 4,716 males and 4,699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salbari has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Salbari is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salbari covers 1440.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salbari falls under Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Salbari is Samuktala Road, about 4.3 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 village for Salbari.

Salbari is about 24 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salbari is in Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Samuktala Road is about 4.3 km away. Alīpur Duār is about 7.1 km away. Tufanganj II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khagribari (16 km), Rasikbil (18 km) and Takoamari (18 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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