Salua is a village, in
Kharagpur I
Kharagpur I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located 14 km from Midnapore, the district headquarters.
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CD Block in
Kharagpur subdivision
Kharagpur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions
Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhar ...
of
Paschim Medinipur district
Paschim Medinipur district or West Midnapore district (also known as Midnapore West) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba M ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Salua is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has
alluvial
Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...
soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have
lateritic
Laterite is both a soil and a rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by ...
soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. With a density of population of 787 per km
2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
Salua had a total population of 4,430 of which 2.463 (56%) were males and 1,967 (44%) were females. Population below 6 years was 515. The total number of literates in Salua was 3,915 (88.37% of the population over 6 years).
.* For language details see
Kharagpur I#Language and religion
Transport
SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Salua.
Air Force Station
Air Force Station Salua is a radar station of Indian Air Force. It had an air-field during World War II and was in use from 1942 to 1946.
References
Villages in Paschim Medinipur district
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