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Salboni

Salboni
Village
Salboni is located in West Bengal
Salboni
Salboni
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°38′N 87°11′E / 22.63°N 87.19°E / 22.63; 87.19Coordinates: 22°38′N 87°11′E / 22.63°N 87.19°E / 22.63; 87.19
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Elevation 25 m (82 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,963
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 721147
Telephone code 03227
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency Salboni
Website www.salboni.co.in

Salboni (also written as Salbani) is a village, with a police station, in Salboni CD Block, in Medinipur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the location of a Reserve Bank of India currency printing pres

During World War II Salboni was the site of an air base of the Royal Air Force, then named RAF Salbani.

Salboni is located at 22°36′N 87°11′E / 22.6°N 87.19°E / 22.6; 87.19. It has an average elevation of 25 metres (85 feet). It is on NH 60.

As per 2011 Census of India Salbani had a total population of 3,963 of which 1,973 (50%) were males and 1,990 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 371. The total number of literates in Salbani was 3,080 (77.72% of the population over 6 years).

The headquarters of Salboni Block are located at Salboni.

Salboni police station has jurisdiction over Salboni CD Block.

Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India, has note printing presses at Salboni and Mysore with a capacity of 16 billion note pieces per year.


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