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About Saluka Village

Saluka is a mid sized village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 264 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722157, 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 Vishnupur
Pincode 722157
Area (hectares) 182.43 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 264
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Saluka compares

By the 2011 count Saluka is the 88th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 182.43 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

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 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 Ramchandrapur, Ramnagar, Ramsundarpur and Rani Khamar. 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 521. That makes it the 88th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Saluka village has 264 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saluka has about 973 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Saluka is 722157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saluka covers 182.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saluka falls under Vishnupur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saluka.

Saluka is in Vishnupur 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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