About Salalpur Village

Salalpur is a large village in Bamangola tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,877, made up of 2,542 males and 2,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salalpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Bamangola
Pincode	732138
Area (hectares)	249.25 hectares
Population	4,877
Male Population	2,542
Female Population	2,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salalpur compares

By the 2011 count Salalpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 249.25 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Salalpur

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

Salalpur lies about 9.7 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Kumarganj, about 2.2 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 Salalpur
Nearest railway station	Kumarganj	2.2 km
District headquarters	Maldah	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bamangola	22 km
Nearest town	Malda	24 km

Villages closest to Salalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bamangola 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.

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Common questions about Salalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salalpur village had a population of 4,877. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Salalpur village has 2,542 males and 2,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salalpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Salalpur is 732138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salalpur covers 249.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salalpur falls under Bamangola tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Salalpur is Kumarganj, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salalpur.

Salalpur is about 9.7 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salalpur is in Bamangola tehsil of Maldah district. Kumarganj is about 2.2 km away. Maldah is about 9.7 km away. Bamangola is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.