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About Salta Village

Salta is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,900, made up of 1,516 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares.

Salta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 2,900
Male Population 1,516
Female Population 1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salta compares

By the 2011 count Salta is the 36th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Salta

Salta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salta as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salta from other places

Salta lies about 37 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 6.7 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 Salta
Tehsil headquarters Amour 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 6.7 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 37 km

Villages closest to Salta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salta village had a population of 2,900. That makes it the 36th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Salta village has 1,516 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salta has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Salta covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salta falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salta is Surja Kama, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Salta is about 37 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salta is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 6.6 km away. Surja Kama is about 6.7 km away. Kishanganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolsalta (under 2 km), Haphanian (under 2 km) and Lalchura (under 2 km).

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

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