About Gram Salkia Village

Gram Salkia is a large village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,087, made up of 1,581 males and 1,506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gram Salkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gram Salkia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Burwan
Pincode	742138
Area (hectares)	121.49 hectares
Population	3,087
Male Population	1,581
Female Population	1,506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gram Salkia compares

By the 2011 count Gram Salkia is the 24th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 121.49 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gram Salkia

Gram Salkia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gram Salkia as Available within village. 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 Ghosh Palsa, Golahat, Gopal Nagar and Gopipur. 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 Gram Salkia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gram Salkia village had a population of 3,087. That makes it the 24th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Gram Salkia village has 1,581 males and 1,506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gram Salkia has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gram Salkia is 742138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gram Salkia covers 121.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gram Salkia falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gram Salkia 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 village for Gram Salkia.

Gram Salkia is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad 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.