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About Salika Village

Salika is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 220 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 70.2 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 220
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salika compares

By the 2011 count Salika is the 75th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 70.2 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Salika

The census records public bus service for Salika as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranipal, Ranisal, Rehara and Sabal Mara. 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 Salika

As per the Census of India 2011, Salika village had a population of 429. That makes it the 75th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Salika village has 220 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salika has about 950 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Salika is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salika covers 70.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salika falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salika notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salika.

Salika is in Jamboni 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.

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

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