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About Saldhowa Village

Saldhowa is a mid sized village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 888 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.54 hectares hectares.

Saldhowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldhowa village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Lakhipur
Area (hectares) 172.54 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 888
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saldhowa compares

By the 2011 count Saldhowa is the 109th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents. Its 172.54 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Saldhowa

Saldhowa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saldhowa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saisel Punji, Saktola, Salamatpur Pt I and Salamatpur Pt Ii. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Saldhowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldhowa village had a population of 1,741. That makes it the 109th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents.

Saldhowa village has 888 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldhowa has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Saldhowa covers 172.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saldhowa falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The census record for Saldhowa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saldhowa.

Saldhowa is in Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Saldhowa today is likely to be higher.

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