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About Saldih Village

Saldih is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 628 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, 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 Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 498.65 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 628
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saldih compares

By the 2011 count Saldih is the 33rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 498.65 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1018.

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 village. 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 100 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Dungripali, about 56 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 Saraipali 12 km
Nearest railway station Dungripali 56 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 100 km

Villages closest to Saldih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraipali 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 1,206. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Saldih village has 628 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldih has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Saldih is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saldih covers 498.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saldih falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Saldih is Dungripali, about 56 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 village for Saldih.

Saldih is about 100 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 Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 12 km away. Dungripali is about 56 km away. Mahasamund is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasdol (1.7 km), Kusmisarar (2.0 km) and Paikpara (2.2 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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