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About Salandra Village

Salandra is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 289 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salandra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813222
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 289
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salandra compares

By the 2011 count Salandra is the 90th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Salandra

Salandra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salandra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Salandra from other places

Salandra lies about 35 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, about under 2 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 Salandra
Nearest railway station Bikramshila under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 8.6 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 35 km

Villages closest to Salandra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong 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.

Common questions about Salandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Salandra village had a population of 551. That makes it the 90th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Salandra village has 289 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salandra has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Salandra is 813222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salandra covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salandra falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salandra is Bikramshila, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Salandra.

Salandra is about 35 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salandra is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about under 2 km away. Colgong is about 8.6 km away. Bhagalpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salandra Inglis (under 2 km), Laugai (under 2 km) and Jaitipur (under 2 km).

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

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