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About Salthua Village

Salthua is a large village in Kudra tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,540, made up of 1,798 males and 1,742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 894 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salthua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salthua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Kudra
Pincode 821109
Area (hectares) 894 hectares
Population 3,540
Male Population 1,798
Female Population 1,742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salthua compares

By the 2011 count Salthua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,263 residents. Its 894 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Salthua

Salthua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salthua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Salthua from other places

Salthua lies about 90 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, about 8.8 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 Salthua
Nearest railway station Kumahu 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudra 12 km
Nearest town Sasarām 18 km
District headquarters Kaimur 90 km

Villages closest to Salthua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salthua village had a population of 3,540. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,263 residents.

Salthua village has 1,798 males and 1,742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salthua has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Salthua is 821109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salthua covers 894 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salthua falls under Kudra tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salthua is Kumahu, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salthua.

Salthua is about 90 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salthua is in Kudra tehsil of Kaimur district. Kumahu is about 8.8 km away. Kudra is about 12 km away. Sasarām is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahpur (3.3 km), Shahpur (3.3 km) and Kishunpura (5.1 km).

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

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