About Salkia Village

Salkia is a small village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 35 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Gopiballavpur II
Pincode	721517
Area (hectares)	91.92 hectares
Population	69
Male Population	35
Female Population	34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salkia compares

By the 2011 count Salkia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 91.92 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Salkia

Salkia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for 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 Ramchandrapur, Ramgar, Ranjia and Rantua Urf Kalsa. 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 Salkia

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkia village had a population of 69. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Salkia village has 35 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkia has about 971 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 1010.

The pincode recorded for Salkia is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkia covers 91.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salkia falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for 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 Salkia.

Salkia is in Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.