About Salampur Village

Salampur is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 450 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salampur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733201
Area (hectares)	146.35 hectares
Population	872
Male Population	450
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salampur compares

By the 2011 count Salampur is the 142nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 146.35 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 952.

Getting to Salampur

Salampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salampur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salampur from other places

Salampur lies about 13 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 7.9 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 Salampur
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Telta	7.9 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	13 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	29 km

Villages closest to Salampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salampur village had a population of 872. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Salampur village has 450 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salampur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Salampur is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salampur covers 146.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salampur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Salampur is Telta, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Salampur.

Salampur is about 13 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salampur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 1.6 km away. Telta is about 7.9 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.