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About Salmara Village

Salmara is a mid sized village in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 536 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742000, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Lalgola
Pincode 742000
Area (hectares) 29.3 hectares
Population 1,044
Male Population 536
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salmara compares

By the 2011 count Salmara is the 60th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 29.3 hectares work out to about 36 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 964.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Rampal, Rianpur, Sagia and Sahabazpur. 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 1,044. That makes it the 60th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Salmara village has 536 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salmara has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Salmara is 742000. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salmara covers 29.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salmara falls under Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salmara.

Salmara is in Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad 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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