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About Salwahi Village

Salwahi is a small village in Chinia tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 27 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,444 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwahi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Chinia
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 155.18 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 27
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,444
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salwahi compares

By the 2011 count Salwahi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents. Its 155.18 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Salwahi

Salwahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salwahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Palhe, Parsukhar, Puregara and Ranicheri. 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.

Common questions about Salwahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwahi village had a population of 66. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents.

Salwahi village has 27 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwahi has about 1444 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Salwahi is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salwahi covers 155.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salwahi falls under Chinia tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Salwahi 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 5 - 10 km distance for Salwahi.

Salwahi is in Chinia tehsil of Garhwa 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.

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

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