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About Salun Village

Salun is a large village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,134, made up of 1,566 males and 1,568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salun village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713103
Area (hectares) 279.98 hectares
Population 3,134
Male Population 1,566
Female Population 1,568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salun compares

By the 2011 count Salun is the 15th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 279.98 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Salun

Salun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salun 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rautara, Rayour, Rupsa and Sadhanpur. 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 Salun

As per the Census of India 2011, Salun village had a population of 3,134. That makes it the 15th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Salun village has 1,566 males and 1,568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salun has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Salun is 713103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salun covers 279.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salun falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

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

Salun is in Khandaghosh 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 Salun today is likely to be higher.

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