About Salsala Village

Salsala is one of the larger villages in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,040, made up of 2,597 males and 2,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salsala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salsala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Nawanagar
Pincode	802125
Area (hectares)	405 hectares
Population	5,040
Male Population	2,597
Female Population	2,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salsala compares

By the 2011 count Salsala is the 11th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 405 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Salsala

Salsala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salsala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salsala from other places

Salsala lies about 36 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 14 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 Salsala
Nearest town	Jagdīspur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanagar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	14 km
District headquarters	Buxar	36 km

Villages closest to Salsala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salsala village had a population of 5,040. That makes it the 11th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Salsala village has 2,597 males and 2,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salsala has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Salsala is 802125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salsala covers 405 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salsala falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salsala is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salsala.

Salsala is about 36 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salsala is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Jagdīspur is about 12 km away. Nawanagar is about 12 km away. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.