About Salkumarhat Village

Salkumarhat is one of the larger villages in Alipurduar I tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,952, made up of 3,090 males and 2,862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkumarhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkumarhat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Alipurduar I
Pincode	736204
Area (hectares)	555.86 hectares
Population	5,952
Male Population	3,090
Female Population	2,862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salkumarhat compares

By the 2011 count Salkumarhat is the 6th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 555.86 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Salkumarhat

Salkumarhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salkumarhat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Prodhanpara, Pukuritola, Purba Kathalbari and Purba Simlabari. 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.

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Common questions about Salkumarhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkumarhat village had a population of 5,952. That makes it the 6th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Salkumarhat village has 3,090 males and 2,862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkumarhat has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Salkumarhat is 736204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkumarhat covers 555.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salkumarhat falls under Alipurduar I tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salkumarhat.

Salkumarhat is in Alipurduar I tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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.