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About Saldih Village

Saldih is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,920, made up of 938 males and 982 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 747.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 747.01 hectares
Population 1,920
Male Population 938
Female Population 982
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saldih compares

By the 2011 count Saldih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 747.01 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Saldih

Saldih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saldih as Available. 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 Saldih from other places

Saldih lies about 67 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 38 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 Saldih
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 22 km
Nearest town Saraipali 31 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 38 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 67 km

Villages closest to Saldih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldih village had a population of 1,920. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Saldih village has 938 males and 982 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldih has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Saldih is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saldih covers 747.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saldih falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Saldih is Komakhan railway station, about 38 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saldih.

Saldih is about 67 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saldih is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 22 km away. Saraipali is about 31 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barikpali (1.9 km), Katangtarai (2.0 km) and Shankarpur (2.6 km).

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

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