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About Saltia Village

Saltia is a large village in Habra I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,100, made up of 1,598 males and 1,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743263, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saltia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saltia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Habra I
Pincode 743263
Area (hectares) 154.87 hectares
Population 3,100
Male Population 1,598
Female Population 1,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saltia compares

By the 2011 count Saltia is the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 154.87 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Saltia

Saltia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saltia 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajballabhpur, Ranidanga, Rautara and Rudrapur. 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 Saltia

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltia village had a population of 3,100. That makes it the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Saltia village has 1,598 males and 1,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltia has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Saltia is 743263. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saltia covers 154.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saltia falls under Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saltia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Saltia.

Saltia is in Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Saltia today is likely to be higher.

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