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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Salgachha is a village in Raina - I mandal, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal. It has a population of 403 across 83 households with a literacy rate of 74.7%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MITHU MONDAL
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- LGD code
- 320740
- Pincode
- 713103
- Post office
- Sripalli
- Population
- 403
- Households
- 83
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1015 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 149
- Distance to district centre
- 19 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 85 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1172 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gangpur · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gouri Nursing Home · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Salgachha compares
By population, Salgachha ranks #101 of 112 villages in Raina - I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.7%
+2.8% vs mandal average
- Salgachha
- 74.7%
- Raina - I mandal
- 71.9%
- Purba Bardhaman district
- 68.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,015
+57 vs mandal average
- Salgachha
- 1,015
- Raina - I mandal
- 958
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Salgachha
- 4.9
- Raina - I mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Salgachha at a glance
Salgachha is a village of 403 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Raina - I block, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, the 101st-largest of 112 villages in Raina - I block. Literacy is 75%, 3 points above the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,015 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Purba Bardhaman district centre, 8 km from Rayan, the nearest town, 6 km from Gangpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 713103, served by Sripalli post office; the LGD village code is 320740. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gouri Nursing Home, 4 km away. The sarpanch is MITHU MONDAL, and the village votes in Raina assembly constituency, represented by MLA Subhash Patra. The population is estimated at 451 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Salgachha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 117.77
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 79.51
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Salgachha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Salgachha
- LGD code
- 320740
- Pincode
- 713103
- Post office
- Sripalli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 403
- Population (projected 2026)
- 451
- Households
- 83
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1015
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Coordinates
- 23.18761°N, 87.87826°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bardhaman Purba
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Raina
- Member of Parliament
- Sharmila Sarkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Subhash Patra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MITHU MONDAL
- Block / Mandal
- Raina - I
Getting there
How to reach Salgachha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata85 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1172 km
- Delhi1225 km
- Chennai1381 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGangpur6 km
- Bus stopAlisha Bus Stand4 km
- Hospital / PHCGouri Nursing Home4 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM6 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum34 km
- CollegeBurdwan Dental College & Hospital7 km
- Police stationRaina Police Station9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Salgachha
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 713103
- KamalpurKhandaghosh mandal9,757 pop
- BantirRaina - I mandal5,176 pop
- JotsadiRaina - I mandal4,998 pop
- Ichhlabad (P)Burdwan - II mandal3,984 pop
- MachhkharaRaina - I mandal3,786 pop
- BelsharRaina - I mandal3,279 pop
- SalunKhandaghosh mandal3,134 pop
- BandgachhaRaina - I mandal3,070 pop
- Gopalnagar (P)Burdwan - II mandal2,834 pop
Villages near Salgachha
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)