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About Salgori Village

Salgori is a large village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,339, made up of 1,166 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.95 hectares hectares.

Salgori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salgori village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Thakurganj
Area (hectares) 159.95 hectares
Population 2,339
Male Population 1,166
Female Population 1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salgori compares

By the 2011 count Salgori is the 32nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 159.95 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Salgori

Salgori is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salgori as Available within 10+ 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 Salgori from other places

Salgori lies about 27 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 4.6 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 Salgori
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurganj 16 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 19 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 27 km

Villages closest to Salgori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salgori village had a population of 2,339. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Salgori village has 1,166 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salgori has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Salgori covers 159.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salgori falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salgori is Pawakhali, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salgori.

Salgori is about 27 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salgori is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 4.6 km away. Thakurganj is about 16 km away. Bahādurganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambari (under 2 km), Bhelagori (under 2 km) and Bidhibhita (1.8 km).

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

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