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About Salhadi Village

Salhadi is a mid sized village in Dighwara tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 459 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares.

Salhadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhadi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dighwara
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 459
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salhadi compares

By the 2011 count Salhadi is the 28th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Salhadi

Salhadi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salhadi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Salhadi from other places

Salhadi lies about 34 km from Saran. 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 Salhadi
Nearest town Marhaura 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dighwara 27 km
District headquarters Saran 34 km

Villages closest to Salhadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhadi village had a population of 861. That makes it the 28th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents.

Salhadi village has 459 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhadi has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Salhadi covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salhadi falls under Dighwara tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Salhadi notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Salhadi.

Salhadi is about 34 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhadi is in Dighwara tehsil of Saran district. Marhaura is about 8.6 km away. Dighwara is about 27 km away. Saran is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitipur (24 km), Fakuli (25 km) and Basti Jalal (25 km).

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

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