About Salha Village

Salha is a small village in Shamho Akha Kurha tehsil, in the district of Begusarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 219 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1872 hectares hectares.

Salha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Begusarai
Tehsil	Shamho Akha Kurha
Area (hectares)	1872 hectares
Population	391
Male Population	219
Female Population	172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	785
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salha compares

By the 2011 count Salha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,009 residents. Its 1872 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Salha

Salha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salha as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salha from other places

Salha lies about 14 km from Begusarai, and the nearest railway station is Lakho Railway St., about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salha
Tehsil headquarters	Shamho Akha Kurha	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Lakho Railway St.	11 km
District headquarters	Begusarai	14 km

Villages closest to Salha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shamho Akha Kurha tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Salha

As per the Census of India 2011, Salha village had a population of 391. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,009 residents.

Salha village has 219 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salha has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Salha covers 1872 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salha falls under Shamho Akha Kurha tehsil of Begusarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salha is Lakho Railway St., about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Salha is about 14 km from Begusarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salha is in Shamho Akha Kurha tehsil of Begusarai district. Shamho Akha Kurha is about 4.5 km away. Lakho Railway St. is about 11 km away. Begusarai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.