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About Salampur Village

Salampur is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 617 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur I
Pincode 721211
Area (hectares) 63.51 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 617
Female Population 580
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 10+ km distance

How Salampur compares

By the 2011 count Salampur is the 67th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 63.51 hectares work out to about 19 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 961.

Getting to Salampur

Salampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salampur 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. The nearest villages by name are Rupnarayanpur, Sagarpur, Sahapur and Saidpur. 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 Salampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salampur village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 67th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Salampur village has 617 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salampur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Salampur is 721211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salampur covers 63.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salampur falls under Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salampur notes the nearest railway station 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 Salampur.

Salampur is in Daspur 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 Salampur today is likely to be higher.

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