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About Salbani Village

Salbani is a mid sized village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 269 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salbani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721128
Area (hectares) 217.32 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 269
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salbani compares

By the 2011 count Salbani is the 99th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 217.32 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Salbani

Salbani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salbani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Salbani from other places

Salbani 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 Salbani
Nearest railway station Salboni under 2 km
Nearest town Chandrakona 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbeta II 27 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 27 km

Villages closest to Salbani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garbeta 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 Salbani

As per the Census of India 2011, Salbani village had a population of 531. That makes it the 99th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Salbani village has 269 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salbani has about 974 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Salbani is 721128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salbani covers 217.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salbani falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Salbani 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salbani.

Salbani 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.

Salbani is in Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Salboni is about under 2 km away. Chandrakona is about 22 km away. Garbeta 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 Barasalbani (under 2 km), Chhotasalbani (under 2 km) and Subalbandi (under 2 km).

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

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