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About Salkhara Village

Salkhara is a mid sized village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,630, made up of 820 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 382.02 hectares
Population 1,630
Male Population 820
Female Population 810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salkhara compares

By the 2011 count Salkhara is the 33rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 382.02 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Salkhara

Salkhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salkhara as Available within <5 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 Rampur, Ramsaer, Rasulpur and Ratnapur. 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 Salkhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkhara village had a population of 1,630. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Salkhara village has 820 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkhara has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Salkhara is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkhara covers 382.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salkhara falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Salkhara is in Patrasayer 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 Salkhara today is likely to be higher.

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