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About Salgaria Village

Salgaria is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 422 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Salgaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salgaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 422
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salgaria compares

By the 2011 count Salgaria is the 132nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Salgaria

Salgaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salgaria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Salgaria from other places

Salgaria lies about 23 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Bhuli, about 23 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 Salgaria
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 23 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 23 km
Nearest railway station Bhuli 23 km

Villages closest to Salgaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Salgaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Salgaria village had a population of 780. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Salgaria village has 422 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salgaria has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Salgaria covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salgaria falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salgaria is Bhuli, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salgaria.

Salgaria is about 23 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salgaria is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 23 km away. Dhanbad is about 23 km away. Bhuli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulhapani (4.0 km), Chhatabar (4.5 km) and Jeratanr (4.6 km).

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

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