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About Salpukuria Village

Salpukuria is a large village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,931, made up of 1,532 males and 1,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salpukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salpukuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 700103
Area (hectares) 142.1 hectares
Population 2,931
Male Population 1,532
Female Population 1,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salpukuria compares

By the 2011 count Salpukuria is the 23rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 142.1 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Salpukuria

Salpukuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salpukuria as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salpukuria from other places

Salpukuria lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kavi Nazrul, about 6.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salpukuria
Nearest railway station Kavi Nazrul 6.7 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 27 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Salpukuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur I tehsil.

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 Salpukuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Salpukuria village had a population of 2,931. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Salpukuria village has 1,532 males and 1,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salpukuria has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Salpukuria is 700103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salpukuria covers 142.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salpukuria falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Salpukuria is Kavi Nazrul, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Salpukuria is about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salpukuria is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kavi Nazrul is about 6.7 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 7.5 km away. Bishnupur I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Kalmi (under 2 km), Harir Chak (1.5 km) and Gangarai (1.7 km).

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

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