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About Salaidahar Village

Salaidahar is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 858 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaidahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaidahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723154
Area (hectares) 566.56 hectares
Population 1,719
Male Population 858
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaidahar compares

By the 2011 count Salaidahar is the 34th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 566.56 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Salaidahar

Salaidahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salaidahar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rajpati, Ramjibanpur, Rangamati and Rugri. 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 Salaidahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaidahar village had a population of 1,719. That makes it the 34th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Salaidahar village has 858 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaidahar has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Salaidahar is 723154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaidahar covers 566.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaidahar falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salaidahar 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 km distance for Salaidahar.

Salaidahar is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya 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 Salaidahar today is likely to be higher.

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