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About Salmara Village

Salmara is a small village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 144 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salmara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 30.8 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 144
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Salmara compares

By the 2011 count Salmara is the 143rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 30.8 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Salmara

Salmara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salmara 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. The nearest villages by name are Rana Singha Chak, Raut Chak, Rautarapur and Sahara. 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 Salmara

As per the Census of India 2011, Salmara village had a population of 295. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Salmara village has 144 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salmara has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Salmara is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salmara covers 30.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salmara falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salmara notes the nearest railway station 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 Salmara.

Salmara is in Pingla 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 Salmara today is likely to be higher.

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