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About Salba Village

Salba is a mid sized village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 487 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salba village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 497335
Area (hectares) 247.66 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 487
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salba compares

By the 2011 count Salba is the 48th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 247.66 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Salba

Salba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salba as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rakya, Rampur, Ranai and Ratga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Salba

As per the Census of India 2011, Salba village had a population of 942. That makes it the 48th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Salba village has 487 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salba has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Salba is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salba covers 247.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salba falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Salba notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Salba.

Salba is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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