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About Saljhati Village

Saljhati is a small village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 241 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saljhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saljhati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona I
Pincode 721212
Area (hectares) 124.78 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 241
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saljhati compares

By the 2011 count Saljhati is the 89th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 124.78 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Saljhati

Saljhati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saljhati as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ramchak, Ramichak, Ramkrishnapur and Rankanki. 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 Saljhati

As per the Census of India 2011, Saljhati village had a population of 476. That makes it the 89th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Saljhati village has 241 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saljhati has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Saljhati is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saljhati covers 124.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saljhati falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saljhati notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saljhati.

Saljhati is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Saljhati today is likely to be higher.

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