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About Saluka Village

Saluka is one of the larger villages in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,680, made up of 2,949 males and 2,731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721130, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721130
Area (hectares) 226.47 hectares
Population 5,680
Male Population 2,949
Female Population 2,731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saluka compares

By the 2011 count Saluka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 226.47 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Saluka

Saluka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saluka 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ram Nagar, Ramchandrapur, Ray Chak and Renubar. 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 5,680. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Saluka village has 2,949 males and 2,731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saluka has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Saluka is 721130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saluka covers 226.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saluka falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Saluka is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba 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 Saluka today is likely to be higher.

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