Salap

Salap
Salap
Census Town
	National Highway 16/ Asian Highway 45, Salap
	Salap Location in West Bengal, India Salap Salap (West Bengal) Salap Salap (India)
	Coordinates: 22°37′N 88°16′E / 22.61°N 88.27°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Population (2011)
• Total	15,171
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Sreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Domjur
Website	howrah.gov.in

Salap is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1]

Geography

Salap is located at 22°37′N 88°16′E / 22.61°N 88.27°E / 22.61; 88.27.^[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Salap had a total population of 15,171 of which 7,826 (52%) were males and 7,345 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,413. The total number of literates in Salap was 11,830 (85.99% of the population over 6 years).^[3]

Salap was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.^[4]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[5] Salap had a population of 11,759. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Salap has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80% and female literacy is 69%. In Salap, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Salap is the junction of National Highway 16 (part of Asian Highway 45) also called Mumbai Road and Makardaha Road (part of State Highway 15). People can easily go to several areas of Kolkata, Howrah and Hooghly from here.

Bus

Private Bus

63 Domjur - Howrah Station
79 Panchla - Dunlop
E43 Dihibhursut - Howrah Station
E44 Rampur - Howrah Station
E53 Narit - Howrah Station
K11 Domjur - Rabindra Sadan
L3 Jhikhira/Muchighata - Howrah Station
31(mini)- Makardaha - Khidirpur

WBTC Express Bus

E77- Sukanta Park-Dharmatala

NDRTC

Rashbehari Avenue- Dhulagarh
Dhulagarh-Chingrighata
Shyambazar- Bagnan

Without Bus Number

Salap - Nagerbazar
Salap - Barrackpore

Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Salap.

Train

Dansi railway station is the nearest railway station on Howrah-Amta line.

Bank

In Salap town there is Govt Bank such as Paschim Banga Gramin Bank as well as Private Bank such as Bandhan Bank exists. There is also several ATMs exists such as IndusInd Bank and Punjab National Bank.

Infrastructure

Kolkata West International City is a proposed satellite township development at Salap in Howrah district in the form of a joint-venture between two Indonesian conglomerates - Salim Group, Ciputra Development - and Singapore -based Universal Success Group.

Realty major Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate has announced the launch of a new phase at Joyville Howrah near Salap, West Bengal. The new phase will have around 240 units of 2 BHK and 3 BHK configuration, ranging from 621 sq. ft. to 831 sq.^[6]

References

^ "District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
^ "Yahoo maps of Salap". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^ "Shapoorji Pallonji Launches New Phase Of Joyville Howrah". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[1] "District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

[2] "Yahoo maps of Salap". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 November 2008.

[census2011-3] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[4] "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[5] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[6] "Shapoorji Pallonji Launches New Phase Of Joyville Howrah". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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