About Salaha Village

Salaha is a large village in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,370, made up of 2,256 males and 2,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Bithan
Pincode	848207
Area (hectares)	112.1 hectares
Population	4,370
Male Population	2,256
Female Population	2,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaha compares

By the 2011 count Salaha is the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 112.1 hectares work out to about 39 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 934.

Getting to Salaha

Salaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salaha as Available within 5 - 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 Salaha from other places

Salaha lies about 57 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 5.5 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 Salaha
Nearest railway station	Bithan	5.5 km
Nearest town	Bakhri	16 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	57 km

Villages closest to Salaha

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

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Common questions about Salaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaha village had a population of 4,370. That makes it the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Salaha village has 2,256 males and 2,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaha has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Salaha is 848207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaha covers 112.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salaha falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salaha is Bithan, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salaha.

Salaha is about 57 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaha is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 5.5 km away. Bakhri is about 16 km away. Samastipur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.