Salkumar Forest, Alipurduar - I
Salkumar Forest is a village located in the Alipurduar - I Subdivision of Alipurduar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Alipurduar-I block and comes under Shalkumar-II Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Alipurduars parliament constituency and Alipurduars assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Salkumar Forest is 366 out of which 175 are males and rest 191 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1091 females per 1000 males. There are around 45 teenagers in Salkumar Forest. It has literacy rate of 46% which means around 169 persons can read and write. Total 7 people belonging to scheduled caste and 356 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 72 households in Salkumar Forest, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 246. The pincode of Salkumar Forest is 736204 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Mathurabagan Sub Post office
- Shilbarihat Branch Post office
- Sonapur Branch Post office
- Dakshin Chakoakheti Branch Post office
- Dakshin Kamsingram Branch Post office
Schools
Salkumar Forest has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Shilbarihat High School
- Sonapur Bk High School School
- Salkumar Hat High School
- Sonapur B.K Girls' High School(High School)
- Lalturam High School
Hospitals
Salkumar Forest has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Pradhanpara Sub-Center
- Nathuatari Sub-Center
- Purba Kathalbari Sub-Center
- Jogendra Nagar Sub-Center
- Kalabari Sub-Center
Banks
Salkumar Forest has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.