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About Saltaria Village

Saltaria is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 76 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, 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 Sankrail
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 23.96 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 76
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saltaria compares

By the 2011 count Saltaria is the 204th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 23.96 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Saltaria

Saltaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saltaria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rangametya, Ranjitpur, Relagaria and Rohini. 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 Saltaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltaria village had a population of 149. That makes it the 204th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Saltaria village has 76 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltaria has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Saltaria is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saltaria covers 23.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saltaria falls under Sankrail 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saltaria.

Saltaria is in Sankrail 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 Saltaria today is likely to be higher.

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