About Salua Village

Salua is a large village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,430, made up of 2,463 males and 1,967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Kharagpur I
Pincode	721145
Area (hectares)	185.94 hectares
Population	4,430
Male Population	2,463
Female Population	1,967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	799
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salua compares

By the 2011 count Salua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 185.94 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Salua

Salua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salua 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rui Sanda, Rupnarayanpur, Sadatpur and Safiabad. 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 Salua

As per the Census of India 2011, Salua village had a population of 4,430. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Salua village has 2,463 males and 1,967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salua has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Salua is 721145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salua covers 185.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salua falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Salua.

Salua is in Kharagpur I 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.