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About Salaha Chandan Village

Salaha Chandan is a large village in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,852, made up of 1,484 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaha Chandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaha Chandan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Pincode 848207
Area (hectares) 156.6 hectares
Population 2,852
Male Population 1,484
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaha Chandan compares

By the 2011 count Salaha Chandan is the 17th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 156.6 hectares work out to about 18 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 Chandan

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

How far is Salaha Chandan from other places

Salaha Chandan lies about 58 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 7.2 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 Chandan
Nearest railway station Bithan 7.2 km
Nearest town Bakhri 17 km
District headquarters Samastipur 58 km

Villages closest to Salaha Chandan

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.

Common questions about Salaha Chandan

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaha Chandan village had a population of 2,852. That makes it the 17th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Salaha Chandan village has 1,484 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaha Chandan has about 922 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 Chandan is 848207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaha Chandan covers 156.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salaha Chandan falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salaha Chandan is Bithan, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance for Salaha Chandan.

Salaha Chandan is about 58 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaha Chandan is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 7.2 km away. Bakhri is about 17 km away. Samastipur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phuhia (under 2 km), Sukhasan (under 2 km) and Salaha (1.7 km).

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

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