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About Saltora Village

Saltora is a small village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 46 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saltora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saltora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723146
Area (hectares) 92.58 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 46
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saltora compares

By the 2011 count Saltora is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 92.58 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Saltora

Saltora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saltora as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ratanpur, Raybandh, Ruknibera and Sagarka. 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 Saltora

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltora village had a population of 93. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Saltora village has 46 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltora has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Saltora is 723146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saltora covers 92.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saltora falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saltora 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 - 10 km distance for Saltora.

Saltora is in Raghunathpur II 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 Saltora today is likely to be higher.

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