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About Salaunja Village

Salaunja is a small village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 246 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaunja village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 246
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaunja compares

By the 2011 count Salaunja is the 79th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Salaunja

Salaunja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salaunja 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 Salaunja from other places

Salaunja lies about 108 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Karamnasi, about 11 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 Salaunja
Tehsil headquarters Chand 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Karamnasi 11 km
Nearest town Chandauli 20 km
District headquarters Kaimur 108 km

Villages closest to Salaunja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaunja village had a population of 477. That makes it the 79th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Salaunja village has 246 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaunja has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Salaunja is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaunja covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salaunja falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salaunja is Karamnasi, about 11 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 Salaunja.

Salaunja is about 108 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaunja is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 3.3 km away. Karamnasi is about 11 km away. Chandauli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barawan (under 2 km), Duguthua (under 2 km) and Baghaila (under 2 km).

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

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