| Salkuni | |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Rank: | 1,740 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 713121 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 0342 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bhatar |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.4474°N 87.7993°W |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Purba Bardhaman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
Salkuni is a village in Bhatar CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Census 2011 Salkuni Village Location Code or Village Code 319768. The village of Salkuni located in the Bhatar tehsil of Burdwan district in West Bengal, India.
The total geographic area of village is 252.63 hectares. Salkuni features a total population of 1,740 peoples. There are about 402 houses in Salkuni village. Ratanpur is nearest Village to Kumarun which is approximately 2 km away.[1] [2] [3]
In Salkuni village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.76% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.67% of total population in Salkuni village.
| Total no. of houses | 297 | - | - | |
| Population | 1,246 | 636 | 610 | |
| Child (0–6) | 98 | 49 | 49 | |
| Schedule Caste | 214 | 105 | 109 | |
| Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
At around from Purba Bardhaman, the journey to Santoshpur from the town can be made by bus and nearest rail station Bhatar.[4]
Nearest Rural Hospital at Bhatar (with 60 beds) is the main medical facility in Bhatar CD block. There are primary health centres