Salipur, Baruipur should not be confused with Salepur.
| Salipur | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal##Location in India |
| Coordinates: | 22.3784°N 88.4295°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | CD block |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Name2: | South 24 Parganas |
| Subdivision Name3: | Baruipur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.83 |
| Elevation M: | 9 |
| Population Total: | 5091 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali[1] [2] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 700144 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 33 |
| Registration Plate: | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Jadavpur |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Baruipur Paschim |
Salipur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Baruipur police station in the Baruipur CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain. Archaeological excavations at Dhosa and Tilpi, on the bank of the Piyali River indicate the existence of human habitation around 2,000 years ago.[3] [4] [5]
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.
Salipur is located at 22.3784°N 88.4295°W. It has an average elevation of .
Khodar Bazar on the west, Salipur on the north, Baruipur (CT) on the east are census towns adjacent to Baruipur city, and Komarhat is a little away on the south, as per the map of the Baruipur CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas.[6]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Salipur had a total population of 5,091, of which 2,494 (51%) were males and 2,497 (49%) were females. There were 409 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Salipur was 4,119 (87.98% of the population over 6 years).[7]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Salipur covered an area of 0.8331 km2. Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station at Baruipur Junction 1.7 km away. Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump and tap water from untreated source. It had 2,000 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre in the town and other medical facilities nearby. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, the nearest secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Baruipur 1.5 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 orphanage in the town and 1 public library, 1 reading room at Dihi 1 km away. An important commodities it produced was: railway wagons.[8]
Salipur is on the State Highway 1.[9]
Baruipur Junction railway station is located nearby.[9]
Hariharpur Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds, at Hariharpur (PO Mallikpur), is the major government medical facility in the Baruipur CD block.[10]