# Saluka Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Saluka

Saluka is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,680 people in 1,169 households**, the 4th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 5,680people (2011)
- 1,169households
- 81.2%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saluka

Of every 100 households in Saluka in 2011, 64 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saluka · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**44%

Television ****26%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Saluka?

■ Saluka · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**942

Working population ****37.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 74.3% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 411 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (3%) · **■** Household industry 158 (7%) · **■** Other work 502 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1,015 (47%)

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 Kolaghat

- Derya Chak11,358 people
- Brindaban Chak10,235 people
- Bhogpur7,559 people
- Narayan Pakuria5,654 people
- Siddha5,642 people
- Arar5,618 people
- Gopal Nagar5,333 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saluka?5,680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saluka in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saluka?81.2% (Census 2011)