Salkuni

Salkuni
Salkuni
Village
	Salkuni Location in West Bengal, India Salkuni Salkuni (India)
	Coordinates: 23°26′50.6″N 87°47′57.5″E / 23.447389°N 87.799306°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
• Rank	1,740
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713121
Telephone/STD code	0342
Lok Sabha constituency	Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bhatar
Website	purbabardhaman.gov.in

Salkuni is a village in Bhatar CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

History[edit]

Census 2011 Salkuni Village Location Code or Village Code 319768. The village of Salkuni located in the Bhatar tehsil of Burdwan district in West Bengal, India.

Demographics[edit]

The total geographic area of village is 252.63 hectares. Salkuni features a total population of 1,740 peoples. There are about 402 houses in Salkuni village. Ratanpur is nearest Village to Kumarun which is approximately 2 km away.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Caste[edit]

In Salkuni village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.76% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.67% of total population in Salkuni village.

Population and house data[edit]


Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total no. of houses	297	-	-
Population	1,246	636	610
Child (0–6)	98	49	49
Schedule Caste	214	105	109
Schedule Tribe	0	0	0

Work[edit]

In Salun village out of total population, 449 were engaged in work activities. 50.11% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.89% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 449 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 110 were Agricultural labourer.

Transport[edit]

At around 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Purba Bardhaman, the journey to Santoshpur from the town can be made by bus and nearest rail station Bhatar.^[4]

Healthcare[edit]

Nearest Rural Hospital at Bhatar (with 60 beds) is the main medical facility in Bhatar CD block. There are primary health centres

External links[edit]

Map
Ratanpur

References[edit]

^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Series 20 Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 637: Map of Bhatar CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Series 20 Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 637: Map of Bhatar CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

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[census3-2011-1] "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[2] "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[3] "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Series 20 Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 637: Map of Bhatar CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

[4] "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Series 20 Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 637: Map of Bhatar CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

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