About Saltaria Village

Saltaria is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 224 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saltaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saltaria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721513
Area (hectares)	98.27 hectares
Population	456
Male Population	224
Female Population	232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saltaria compares

By the 2011 count Saltaria is the 121st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 98.27 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Saltaria

Saltaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saltaria as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Saftaldiha, Sagarbhanga, Sagbandi and Salbani. 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.

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Common questions about Saltaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltaria village had a population of 456. That makes it the 121st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Saltaria village has 224 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltaria has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Saltaria is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saltaria covers 98.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saltaria falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saltaria.

Saltaria is in Jhargram 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.