About Salalpur Village

Salalpur is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,433, made up of 712 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, 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	Harischandrapur I
Pincode	732140
Area (hectares)	84.01 hectares
Population	1,433
Male Population	712
Female Population	721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
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 52nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 84.01 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

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
Tehsil headquarters	Harischandrapur I	9.7 km
District headquarters	Maldah	9.7 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 Harischandrapur I 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 1,433. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Salalpur village has 712 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salalpur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Salalpur is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salalpur covers 84.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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