Salar, Murshidabad
Salar is a census town in the Bharatpur II CD block in the Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography. Location. Salar is located at . Area overview. The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri.The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area. The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located south-west of Berhampore. The entire  area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas. Demographics. According to the 2011 Census of India, Salar had a total population of 42,594, of which 22,600 (53%) were males and 19,994 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 11,095. The total number of literate persons in Salar was 31,499 (79.10% of the population over 6 years). Muslim population is more than Hindu population. Civic administration. Police station. Salar police station has jurisdiction over Bharatpur II CD Block. Salar-Katwa Road, Salar, West Bengal, 742401. Phone Number : 03484273117, 03484273048  . Oc -Indranil Mahanta Salar railway station is under controlled by Katwa GRP. Katwa, West Bengal Mobile Number:+913453255088 Email: katwagrps@yahoo.in CD block HQ. The headquarters of Bharatpur II CD block are located near 2 no. Railgate at Salar. The total Block area is . Total villages are 51 villages and 7 G.P, Kagram, Salar, Simulia, Tenya–Baidyapur, Malihati, Salu and Talibpur. Mobile Number : 9434770048. Email:bharatpur2election@gmail.com. Infrastructure. According to the "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad", 2011, Salar covered an area of 7.1492 km. It had 18 km roads with open drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from untreated source etc . It had 3,200 domestic electric connections, 100 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 1 family welfare centre, 1 veterinary hospital, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 19 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 11 primary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. It had 4 recognised shorthand, typewriting & vocational training institutes, 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational & cultural facilities it had 1 cinema theatre, 1 public library. It produced beedi, rice. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks , 1 agricultural credit society, 3 non-agricultural credit societies. Transport. Train. Salar railway station is situated on the Howrah-Katwa-Azimganj line. It connects to the major cities like Kolkata, Siliguri, Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Rampurhat, Malda Town, Katihar, Kishanganj, Alipurduar. Bus. There is a bus terminus named Tridib Chaudhuri Bus Terminus. The Kandi-Katwa Road passes through It has good connection with Baharampore, Katwa, Bolpur, Bardhaman, Asansol. A NBSTC bus started from Salar to Kolkata. NBSTC bus to Digha and Durgapur stops at Salar. A private bus service to Siliguri is available from Salar. Education. 1.Salar Edward Zakariah Higher Secondary School , P.O. Salar, District: Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. 2. Salar K.K. Girls High School P.O. Salar, District: Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.³ salar Saleh memorial high school, post salar,district murshidabad Colleges/ other institutions. Muzaffar Ahmed Mahavidyalaya was established in 1986 at Salar. Affiliated with the University of Kalyani it offers courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Arabic, history, geography, political science, sociology and education. Culture. The main festivals of Salar are: Besides, there are three fair celebrations organized every year. The biggest fair is the Pilkhundi Fair. The other two are Muharram Fair and Mallickpara Fair. Foods. Salar is famous in Murshidabad  for delicious Muslim dishes like Seekh Kebab, Tanduri Roti, Halwa, Nalli Nihari, Liver, Brain Fry, Kofta, Tikkia, Mangso Kosha etc. Healthcare. Salar Rural Hospital functions with 30 beds. Beside it, nearby hospital is Katwa sub-divisional Hospital and Kandi sub-divisional Hospital.