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About Salghati Village

Salghati is a small village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 185 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salghati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salghati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 111.35 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 185
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salghati compares

By the 2011 count Salghati is the 153rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 111.35 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Salghati

Salghati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salghati as Available within 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 Ransi, Rautora, Raygara and Rupapatia. 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 Salghati

As per the Census of India 2011, Salghati village had a population of 364. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Salghati village has 185 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salghati has about 968 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Salghati is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salghati covers 111.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salghati falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salghati notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salghati.

Salghati is in Barabazar 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 Salghati today is likely to be higher.

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