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About Saluka Village

Saluka is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,694, made up of 882 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732138, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732138
Area (hectares) 839.84 hectares
Population 1,694
Male Population 882
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saluka compares

By the 2011 count Saluka is the 55th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 839.84 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Saluka

Saluka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saluka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sahil, Saidpur, Sakrol and Salaidanga. 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 1,694. That makes it the 55th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Saluka village has 882 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saluka has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Saluka is 732138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saluka covers 839.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saluka falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saluka.

Saluka is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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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