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About Salkuni Village

Salkuni is a mid sized village in Bhatar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 909 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkuni village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Bhatar
Pincode 713121
Area (hectares) 252.63 hectares
Population 1,740
Male Population 909
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salkuni compares

By the 2011 count Salkuni is the 59th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 252.63 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Salkuni

Salkuni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salkuni 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Purbba Ramchandrapur, Rajipur, Ramchandrapur and Rampur. 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 Salkuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkuni village had a population of 1,740. That makes it the 59th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents.

Salkuni village has 909 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkuni has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Salkuni is 713121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkuni covers 252.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salkuni falls under Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salkuni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Salkuni is in Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Salkuni today is likely to be higher.

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