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About Sali Village

Sali is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,551, made up of 787 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 1,551
Male Population 787
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Sali compares

By the 2011 count Sali is the 35th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 947.

Getting to Sali

Sali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sali 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sali from other places

Sali lies about 146 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 13 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 Sali
Nearest railway station Shivpur 13 km
Nearest town Chatrā 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 30 km
District headquarters Giridih 146 km

Villages closest to Sali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sali village had a population of 1,551. That makes it the 35th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Sali village has 787 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sali has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sali is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sali covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sali falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sali is Shivpur, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sali.

Sali is about 146 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sali is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Shivpur is about 13 km away. Chatrā is about 22 km away. Jamua is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siatanr (under 2 km), Simratanr (3.3 km) and Dariadih (8.8 km).

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

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