About Saltala Village

Saltala is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,459, made up of 729 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saltala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saltala village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	463 hectares
Population	1,459
Male Population	729
Female Population	730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saltala compares

By the 2011 count Saltala is the 14th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1010.

Getting to Saltala

Saltala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saltala 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rangamatia, Ranigram, Resama and Sadipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Saltala

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltala village had a population of 1,459. That makes it the 14th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Saltala village has 729 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltala has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Saltala is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saltala covers 463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saltala falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Saltala notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Saltala.

Saltala is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.