About Salbani Village

Salbani is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,627, made up of 840 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, 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	Puruliya
Tehsil	Balarampur
Pincode	723143
Area (hectares)	272.35 hectares
Population	1,627
Male Population	840
Female Population	787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salbani compares

By the 2011 count Salbani is the 25th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 272.35 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Salbani

Salbani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salbani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 31 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Barabhum, about 6.7 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
Tehsil headquarters	Balarampur	5.9 km
Nearest town	Balarāmpur	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Barabhum	6.7 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	31 km

Villages closest to Salbani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balarampur 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.

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Common questions about Salbani

As per the Census of India 2011, Salbani village had a population of 1,627. That makes it the 25th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Salbani village has 840 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salbani has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Salbani is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salbani covers 272.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salbani falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Salbani is Barabhum, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salbani.

Salbani is about 31 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salbani is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Balarampur is about 5.9 km away. Balarāmpur is about 5.9 km away. Barabhum is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.