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About Salajpur Village

Salajpur is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 502 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 144.07 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 502
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salajpur compares

By the 2011 count Salajpur is the 82nd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 144.07 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Salajpur

Salajpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Salajpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sagra, Saguna, Saguna Batitaki and Saibani. 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 Salajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salajpur village had a population of 977. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Salajpur village has 502 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salajpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Salajpur is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salajpur covers 144.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salajpur falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salajpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salajpur.

Salajpur is in Narayangarh 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 Salajpur today is likely to be higher.

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