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About Saluni Village

Saluni is a large village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,286, made up of 1,158 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saluni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saluni village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 369.51 hectares
Population 2,286
Male Population 1,158
Female Population 1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saluni compares

By the 2011 count Saluni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 369.51 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Saluni

Saluni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saluni 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ramnathpur, Rampur, Ranagora and Rangametia. 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 Saluni

As per the Census of India 2011, Saluni village had a population of 2,286. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Saluni village has 1,158 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saluni has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Saluni is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saluni covers 369.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saluni falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saluni notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Saluni is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura 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 Saluni today is likely to be higher.

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