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About Salikotha Village

Salikotha is a mid sized village in Jaleswar tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,469, made up of 740 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salikotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salikotha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Jaleswar
Pincode 756032
Area (hectares) 278 hectares
Population 1,469
Male Population 740
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salikotha compares

By the 2011 count Salikotha is the 30th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 858 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Salikotha

Salikotha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salikotha as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rayaramachandrapur, Rela, Sahapur and Saharapara. 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 Salikotha

As per the Census of India 2011, Salikotha village had a population of 1,469. That makes it the 30th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 858 residents.

Salikotha village has 740 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salikotha has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Salikotha is 756032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salikotha covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salikotha falls under Jaleswar tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The census record for Salikotha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salikotha.

Salikotha is in Jaleswar tehsil of Baleshwar 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 Salikotha today is likely to be higher.

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