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About Dhelka Alias Salga Village

Dhelka Alias Salga is a large village in Bardiha tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,218, made up of 1,120 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhelka Alias Salga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhelka Alias Salga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bardiha
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 532 hectares
Population 2,218
Male Population 1,120
Female Population 1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhelka Alias Salga compares

By the 2011 count Dhelka Alias Salga is the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,724 residents. Its 532 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhelka Alias Salga

Dhelka Alias Salga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhelka Alias Salga as Available within <5 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 Dhelka Alias Salga from other places

Dhelka Alias Salga lies about 26 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Satbahini, about 9.5 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 Dhelka Alias Salga
Tehsil headquarters Bardiha 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Satbahini 9.5 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 23 km
District headquarters Garhwa 26 km

Villages closest to Dhelka Alias Salga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bardiha 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 Dhelka Alias Salga

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhelka Alias Salga village had a population of 2,218. That makes it the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,724 residents.

Dhelka Alias Salga village has 1,120 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhelka Alias Salga has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dhelka Alias Salga is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhelka Alias Salga covers 532 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhelka Alias Salga falls under Bardiha tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhelka Alias Salga is Satbahini, about 9.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhelka Alias Salga.

Dhelka Alias Salga is about 26 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhelka Alias Salga is in Bardiha tehsil of Garhwa district. Bardiha is about 1.7 km away. Satbahini is about 9.5 km away. Bishrāmpur 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 Bardiha (1.7 km), Kaua Khoh (1.8 km) and Kundrahe (2.2 km).

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

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