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Saltore

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Saltore
Census Town
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Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Area
 • Total
4.4111 km2 (1.7031 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,094
 • Density1,155/km2 (2,991/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
723121
Telephone/STD code03251
Lok Sabha constituencyBankura
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRaghunathpur
Websitepurulia.gov.in

Saltore (also spelled Saltor) is a census town and a gram panchayat in the Neturia CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Location

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As per the map of Neturia CD block on page 309 of District Census Handbook, Puruliya. Saltore, Hijuli and Parbelia form a cluster of census towns.[1]

Area overview

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Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[2] Raghunathpur subdivision occupies the northern part of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. However, there are pockets of urbanization and 16.20% of the population lives in urban areas. There are 14 census towns in the subdivision.[3] It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around Parbelia[4] and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW Santaldih Thermal Power Station[5] and the 1200 MW Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station. The subdivision has a rich heritage of old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The Banda Deul is a monument of national importance.[6][7] The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area.[8][9]

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

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Saltor had a total population of 5,094, of which 2,543 (50%) were males and 2,551 (50%) were females. There were 668 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Saltor was 2,961 (66.90% of the population over 6 years).[10]

Languages

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Languages spoken in Saltore Town (2011)[11]
  1. Bengali (64.3%)
  2. Hindi (18.8%)
  3. Santali (9.42%)
  4. Urdu (6.89%)
  5. Odia (0.36%)
  6. Others (0.15%)

Infrastructure

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According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya, Saltor covered an area of 4.4111 km2. There is a railway station at Asansol, 15 km away. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved hand pumps. It had 343 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Parbelia 2 km away, the nearest general degree college at Sarbari 5 km away.[12]

Economy

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Coal

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There are presently (2020) two collieries under Sodepur Area of Eastern Coalfields Ltd., in Neturia CD block: Parbelia and Dubeswari.[13] Saltore colliery functioned for many years from the days of Bird & Co.[14]

Education

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Panchakot Mahavidyalaya was established in 2001 at Sarbari.[15]

Saltore Colliery High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1947. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[16]

Saltore Colliery Hindi High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1974. It has facilities for teaching from class Vi to class XII.[17]

References

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  2. ^ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
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  11. ^ 2011 census data censusindia.gov.in
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