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About Saluka Village

Saluka is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 140 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saluka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saluka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 69.28 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 140
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saluka compares

By the 2011 count Saluka is the 122nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 69.28 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Saluka

Saluka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saluka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ratanpur, Ruparhir, Sabudad and Salbani. 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 Saluka

As per the Census of India 2011, Saluka village had a population of 271. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Saluka village has 140 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saluka has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Saluka is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saluka covers 69.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saluka falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saluka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Saluka is in Khatra 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 Saluka today is likely to be higher.

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