About Saleikena Village

Saleikena is a mid sized village in Telkoi tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 644 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 747 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saleikena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saleikena village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kendujhar
Tehsil	Telkoi
Pincode	758019
Area (hectares)	747 hectares
Population	1,250
Male Population	644
Female Population	606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saleikena compares

By the 2011 count Saleikena is the 12th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 747 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Saleikena

Saleikena is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saleikena as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Saleikena from other places

Saleikena lies about 33 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, about 34 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 Saleikena
Tehsil headquarters	Telkoi	6.8 km
District headquarters	Kendujhar	33 km
Nearest town	Keonjhargarh	33 km
Nearest railway station	Basantapur	34 km

Villages closest to Saleikena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saleikena village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 12th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Saleikena village has 644 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saleikena has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Saleikena is 758019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saleikena covers 747 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saleikena falls under Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Saleikena is Basantapur, about 34 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saleikena.

Saleikena is about 33 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saleikena is in Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district. Telkoi is about 6.8 km away. Kendujhar is about 33 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.