# Salkuni Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Salkuni

Salkuni is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,740 people in 402 households**, the 59th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 1,740people (2011)
- 402households
- 80.0%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salkuni

Of every 100 households in Salkuni in 2011, 62 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salkuni · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**58%

Tap water ****13%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****37%**

**57%

Television ****33%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**24%

Own their home ****90%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Salkuni?

■ Salkuni · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**953

Working population ****53.2%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 72.0% for women. 66% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (41%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 84 (9%) · **■** Marginal 259 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhatar

- Basuda1,879 people
- Bigra1,863 people
- Silakot1,837 people
- Ambana1,782 people
- Bijipur1,593 people
- Kulnagar1,526 people
- Chandai1,492 people
- Chandipur1,472 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salkuni?1,740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salkuni in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salkuni?80.0% (Census 2011)