About Saltora

Saltora (community development block) (Bengali: ) is an administrative division in Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Saltora police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Saltora.Government of West Bengal has planned a Special Economic Zone in Saltora. Saltora is located at 233200N 865600E / 23.5333N 86.9333E / 23.5333; 86.9333. It has an average elevation of 153metres (505feet. Biharinath, the tallest hill of Bankura District (447.8m/ 1481ft), and one of the dense forest areas of the district, is situated about 14km north-east of Saltora town. Saltora community development block has an area of 314.13 km. Gram panchayats of Saltora block/ panchayat samiti are: Bamuntore, Dhekia, Gogra, Kunuri, Pabra, Salma, Saltora and Tiluri. The soil is undulating, red and latt rite based. Climatically the zone is within tropical dry sub-humid area having rainfall ranging from 1100 to...