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About Saluka Village

Saluka is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 357 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 73.77 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 357
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 80th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 73.77 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

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 Saharakuri, Sahnagar, Salamatpur and Salchatra. 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 694. That makes it the 80th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Saluka village has 357 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saluka has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Saluka is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saluka covers 73.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saluka falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum 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 Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum 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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