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About Salaha Village

Salaha is a mid sized village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 418 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 846001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Pincode 846001
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 418
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salaha compares

By the 2011 count Salaha is the 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Salaha

The census records public bus service for Salaha as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salaha from other places

Salaha lies about 64 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 5.5 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 Salaha
Nearest railway station Bithan 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 16 km
Nearest town Bakhri 16 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 64 km

Villages closest to Salaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaha village had a population of 779. That makes it the 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Salaha village has 418 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaha has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Salaha is 846001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaha covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salaha falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salaha is Bithan, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Salaha is about 64 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaha is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Bithan is about 5.5 km away. Bahadurpur is about 16 km away. Bakhri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnagar (4.5 km), Siram Pipra (6.1 km) and Kuarpatti (6.2 km).

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

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