About Salona Village

Salona is a large village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,687, made up of 1,308 males and 1,379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salona village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Barauli
Pincode	841405
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	2,687
Male Population	1,308
Female Population	1,379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Salona compares

By the 2011 count Salona is the 31st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Salona

Salona is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Salona as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salona from other places

Salona lies about 17 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 4.5 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 Salona
Tehsil headquarters	Barauli	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Ratan Sarai	4.5 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	17 km

Villages closest to Salona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salona village had a population of 2,687. That makes it the 31st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Salona village has 1,308 males and 1,379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salona has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Salona is 841405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salona covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salona falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salona is Ratan Sarai, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Salona is about 17 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salona is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Barauli is about 3.2 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 4.5 km away. Gopalganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.