About Salanga Village

Salanga is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 141 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.43 hectares hectares.

Salanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salanga village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Keshpur
Area (hectares)	16.43 hectares
Population	278
Male Population	141
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salanga compares

By the 2011 count Salanga is the 351st largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 16.43 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Salanga

Salanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salanga 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. The nearest villages by name are Sahara, Sahaspur, Saishol and Saiyadbali. 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 Salanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Salanga village had a population of 278. That makes it the 351st largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Salanga village has 141 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salanga has about 972 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 958.

Salanga covers 16.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salanga falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salanga 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 village for Salanga.

Salanga is in Keshpur 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.