Salun

Salun is a village in Bhatar CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

History
Census 2011 Salun Village Location Code or Village Code 319843. The village of Salun located in the Bhatar tehsil of Burdwan district in West Bengal, India.

Demographics
The total geographic area of village is 114.84 hectares. Salun features a total population of 1,246 peoples. There are about 297 houses in Salunvillage. Ratanpur is nearest Village to Kumarun which is approximately 2 km away.

Caste
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.17% of total population in Salun village. The village Salun currently doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population

Work
In Salun village out of total population, 449 were engaged in work activities. 50.11% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.89% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 449 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 110 were Agricultural labourer.

Transport
At around 34 km from Purba Bardhaman, the journey to Santoshpur from the town can be made by bus and nearest rail station Bhatar.

Healthcare
Nearest Rural Hospital at Bhatar (with 60 beds) is the main medical facility in Bhatar CD block. There are primary health centres