About Salha Village

Salha is a mid sized village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 288 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Baheri
Pincode	847105
Area (hectares)	32 hectares
Population	536
Male Population	288
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salha compares

By the 2011 count Salha is the 65th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Salha

Salha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salha 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 5 - 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 25 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Haiaghat, about 17 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	Baheri	3.1 km
Nearest town	Benipur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Haiaghat	17 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	25 km

Villages closest to Salha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baheri 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 536. That makes it the 65th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Salha village has 288 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salha has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Salha is 847105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salha covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salha falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salha is Haiaghat, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Salha is about 25 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salha is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Baheri is about 3.1 km away. Benipur is about 14 km away. Haiaghat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.