About Saldaha Village

Saldaha is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 181 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saldaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldaha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	121.76 hectares
Population	352
Male Population	181
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saldaha compares

By the 2011 count Saldaha is the 74th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 121.76 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1021.

Getting to Saldaha

Saldaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saldaha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Saldaha from other places

Saldaha lies about 28 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 10 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 Saldaha
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kathikund	28 km
District headquarters	Dumka	28 km

Villages closest to Saldaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldaha village had a population of 352. That makes it the 74th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Saldaha village has 181 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldaha has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Saldaha is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saldaha covers 121.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saldaha falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saldaha is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 10 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saldaha.

Saldaha is about 28 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saldaha is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 10 km away. Kathikund is about 28 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.