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Salua
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Salua is located in India
Salua
Salua
Salua (India)
Coordinates: 22°16′21.7″N 87°17′35.9″E / 22.272694°N 87.293306°E / 22.272694; 87.293306
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Named forair force , CRPF base camp < EFR base camp , CISF training center
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,430
Languages*
 • OfficialNepali, English, Bengali, Santali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyMedinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKharagpur
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Salua is a village, in Kharagpur I CD Block in Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Salua is located at 22°16′21.7″N 87°17′35.9″E / 22.272694°N 87.293306°E / 22.272694; 87.293306.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly 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.[2]

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[edit | edit source]

As per 2011 Census of India 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).[3]

.* For language details see Kharagpur I#Language and religion

Transport[edit | edit source]

SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Salua.[4]

Air Force Station[edit | edit source]

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.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
  4. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Salua Air Field". Midnapore.in Legacy of Midnapore. Retrieved 15 January 2017.