About Salukchapra Village

Salukchapra is a large village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,265, made up of 1,217 males and 1,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salukchapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salukchapra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode	828201
Area (hectares)	364 hectares
Population	2,265
Male Population	1,217
Female Population	1,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salukchapra compares

By the 2011 count Salukchapra is the 27th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 6.2 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 Salukchapra

Salukchapra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salukchapra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Salukchapra from other places

Salukchapra lies about 9.0 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Pradhankhunta Junction, about under 2 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 Salukchapra
Nearest railway station	Pradhankhunta Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nirsa Cum Chirkunda	9.0 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	9.0 km

Villages closest to Salukchapra

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.

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Common questions about Salukchapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Salukchapra village had a population of 2,265. That makes it the 27th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Salukchapra village has 1,217 males and 1,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salukchapra has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Salukchapra is 828201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salukchapra covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Salukchapra is Pradhankhunta Junction, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salukchapra.

Salukchapra is about 9.0 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salukchapra is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Pradhankhunta Junction is about under 2 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 9.0 km away. Dhanbad is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.