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About Salbani Village

Salbani is a small village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 111 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, 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 Kharagpur I
Pincode 721145
Area (hectares) 45.71 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 111
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salbani compares

By the 2011 count Salbani is the 174th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 45.71 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Salbani

Salbani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salbani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kharagpur I 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 Kharagpur I 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 233. That makes it the 174th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Salbani village has 111 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salbani has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Salbani is 721145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salbani covers 45.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salbani falls under Kharagpur I 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Salboni is about under 2 km away. Chandrakona is about 22 km away. Kharagpur I 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 Ramchandrapur (27 km), Narayanpur (30 km) and Ramnarayanpur (30 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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