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About Salikajhar Village

Salikajhar is a large village in Pathorighat tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,032, made up of 1,045 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.08 hectares hectares.

Salikajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salikajhar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Pathorighat
Area (hectares) 215.08 hectares
Population 2,032
Male Population 1,045
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salikajhar compares

By the 2011 count Salikajhar is the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,123 residents. Its 215.08 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Salikajhar

Salikajhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salikajhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patidarrang, Pipirakuchi, Potapukhuri and Ramraipara. 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 Salikajhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Salikajhar village had a population of 2,032. That makes it the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,123 residents.

Salikajhar village has 1,045 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salikajhar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Salikajhar covers 215.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salikajhar falls under Pathorighat tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Salikajhar.

Salikajhar is in Pathorighat tehsil of Darrang 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 Salikajhar today is likely to be higher.

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