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About Salekkuri Village

Salekkuri is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 477 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salekkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salekkuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 46.85 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 477
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Salekkuri compares

By the 2011 count Salekkuri is the 73rd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 46.85 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Salekkuri

Salekkuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salekkuri 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 Ranipur, Rasulpur, Raypur and Rupain. 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 Salekkuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Salekkuri village had a population of 939. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Salekkuri village has 477 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salekkuri has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Salekkuri is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salekkuri covers 46.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salekkuri falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salekkuri 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 Salekkuri.

Salekkuri is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Salekkuri today is likely to be higher.

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