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About Salikakumarda Village

Salikakumarda is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,784, made up of 883 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salikakumarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salikakumarda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 474.3 hectares
Population 1,784
Male Population 883
Female Population 901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salikakumarda compares

By the 2011 count Salikakumarda is the 26th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 474.3 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Salikakumarda

Salikakumarda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salikakumarda as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rampur, Ranibandh, Ranipur and Raybandh. 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 Salikakumarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Salikakumarda village had a population of 1,784. That makes it the 26th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Salikakumarda village has 883 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salikakumarda has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Salikakumarda is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salikakumarda covers 474.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salikakumarda falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Salikakumarda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Salikakumarda is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Salikakumarda today is likely to be higher.

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