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About Salbant Village

Salbant 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 87, made up of 47 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salbant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salbant village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721515
Area (hectares) 54.57 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 47
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salbant compares

By the 2011 count Salbant is the 331st largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 54.57 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Salbant

Salbant is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salbant as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Salbant from other places

Salbant lies about 27 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salboni, about under 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 Salbant
Nearest railway station Salboni under 2 km
Nearest town Chandrakona 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Binpur II 27 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 27 km

Villages closest to Salbant

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.

Common questions about Salbant

As per the Census of India 2011, Salbant village had a population of 87. That makes it the 331st largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Salbant village has 47 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salbant has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Salbant is 721515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salbant covers 54.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Salbant is Salboni, about under 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salbant.

Salbant is about 27 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salbant is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Salboni is about under 2 km away. Chandrakona is about 22 km away. Binpur II is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesharipur (17 km), Saltora (20 km) and Khamar (20 km).

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

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