About Mukhtarpur Salkhani Village

Mukhtarpur Salkhani is one of the larger villages in Dalsinghsarai tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,972, made up of 7,735 males and 7,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768 hectares hectares.

Mukhtarpur Salkhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukhtarpur Salkhani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Dalsinghsarai
Area (hectares)	768 hectares
Population	14,972
Male Population	7,735
Female Population	7,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mukhtarpur Salkhani compares

By the 2011 count Mukhtarpur Salkhani is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents. Its 768 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Mukhtarpur Salkhani

Mukhtarpur Salkhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mukhtarpur Salkhani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mukhtarpur Salkhani from other places

Mukhtarpur Salkhani lies about 20 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Basarhia Halt, about 2.6 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 Mukhtarpur Salkhani
Nearest railway station	Basarhia Halt	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dalsinghsarai	5.1 km
Nearest town	Dalsingh Sarai	5.1 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	20 km

Villages closest to Mukhtarpur Salkhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalsinghsarai 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 Mukhtarpur Salkhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukhtarpur Salkhani village had a population of 14,972. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents.

Mukhtarpur Salkhani village has 7,735 males and 7,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukhtarpur Salkhani has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Mukhtarpur Salkhani covers 768 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mukhtarpur Salkhani falls under Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mukhtarpur Salkhani is Basarhia Halt, about 2.6 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 village for Mukhtarpur Salkhani.

Mukhtarpur Salkhani is about 20 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukhtarpur Salkhani is in Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district. Basarhia Halt is about 2.6 km away. Dalsinghsarai is about 5.1 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panr (under 2 km), Chak Bahauddin (under 2 km) and Bhairopatti (2.4 km).

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