About Saltora Village

Saltora is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 87 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saltora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saltora village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Binpur II
Pincode	721505
Area (hectares)	143.58 hectares
Population	173
Male Population	87
Female Population	86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
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 Saltora compares

By the 2011 count Saltora is the 259th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 143.58 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Saltora

Saltora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saltora 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 Saltora from other places

Saltora lies about 18 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jangalmahal Bhadutala, about 4.3 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 Saltora
Nearest railway station	Jangalmahal Bhadutala	4.3 km
Nearest town	Medinīpur	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Binpur II	18 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	18 km

Villages closest to Saltora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Binpur II 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 Saltora

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltora village had a population of 173. That makes it the 259th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Saltora village has 87 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltora has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Saltora is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saltora covers 143.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saltora falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saltora is Jangalmahal Bhadutala, about 4.3 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 Saltora.

Saltora is about 18 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saltora is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jangalmahal Bhadutala is about 4.3 km away. Medinīpur is about 6.5 km away. Binpur II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.