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About Salanchi Village

Salanchi is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 755 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salanchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salanchi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 181.5 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 755
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salanchi compares

By the 2011 count Salanchi is the 23rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 181.5 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Salanchi

Salanchi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salanchi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Puanbad, Purbba Bero, Raidi and Ramkanali. 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 Salanchi

As per the Census of India 2011, Salanchi village had a population of 1,476. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Salanchi village has 755 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salanchi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Salanchi is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salanchi covers 181.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salanchi falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salanchi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Salanchi.

Salanchi is in Raghunathpur I 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 Salanchi today is likely to be higher.

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