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About Saldaha Village

Saldaha is a large village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,384, made up of 1,247 males and 1,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saldaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 190.2 hectares
Population 2,384
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saldaha compares

By the 2011 count Saldaha is the 28th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 190.2 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Saldaha

Saldaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saldaha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Saldaha from other places

Saldaha lies about 20 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malda Court, about 1.9 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 Saldaha
Nearest town Malda under 2 km
Nearest railway station Malda Court 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 20 km
District headquarters Maldah 20 km

Villages closest to Saldaha

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.

Common questions about Saldaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldaha village had a population of 2,384. That makes it the 28th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Saldaha village has 1,247 males and 1,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldaha has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

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

Saldaha covers 190.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saldaha falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saldaha is Malda Court, about 1.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saldaha.

Saldaha is about 20 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saldaha is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Malda is about under 2 km away. Malda Court is about 1.9 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaupaldanga (under 2 km), Salalpur (24 km) and Kharampur (30 km).

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

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