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About Chhota Salkumar Village

Chhota Salkumar is a large village in Falakata tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,515, made up of 2,358 males and 2,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Salkumar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Salkumar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Falakata
Pincode 735220
Area (hectares) 424.42 hectares
Population 4,515
Male Population 2,358
Female Population 2,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhota Salkumar compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Salkumar is the 21st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents. Its 424.42 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chhota Salkumar

Chhota Salkumar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhota Salkumar 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baradoba, Beltali Bhandani, Bengkandi and Bhutnir Ghat. 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 Chhota Salkumar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Salkumar village had a population of 4,515. That makes it the 21st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents.

Chhota Salkumar village has 2,358 males and 2,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Salkumar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Salkumar is 735220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Salkumar covers 424.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhota Salkumar falls under Falakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhota Salkumar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Chhota Salkumar.

Chhota Salkumar is in Falakata 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhota Salkumar today is likely to be higher.

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