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About Salha Village

Salha is a large village in Bochaha tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,459, made up of 1,255 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Bochaha
Pincode 843118
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 2,459
Male Population 1,255
Female Population 1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salha compares

By the 2011 count Salha is the 28th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Salha

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

Salha lies about 54 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ujiyarpur, about 5.7 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
Nearest railway station Ujiyarpur 5.7 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bochaha 22 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 54 km

Villages closest to Salha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salha village had a population of 2,459. That makes it the 28th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Salha village has 1,255 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salha has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Salha is 843118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salha covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salha falls under Bochaha tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salha is Ujiyarpur, about 5.7 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 <5 km distance for Salha.

Salha is about 54 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salha is in Bochaha tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Ujiyarpur is about 5.7 km away. Samāstipur is about 12 km away. Bochaha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sir Athar (7.7 km), Khalikpur (7.9 km) and Balthi Rasulpur (13 km).

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

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