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About Salpathra Village

Salpathra is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 49 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salpathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salpathra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 816156
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 49
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salpathra compares

By the 2011 count Salpathra is the 135th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1023.

Getting to Salpathra

Salpathra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salpathra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salpathra from other places

Salpathra lies about 47 km from Godda. 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 Salpathra
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 9.5 km
Nearest town Pakur 27 km
District headquarters Godda 47 km

Villages closest to Salpathra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salpathra village had a population of 103. That makes it the 135th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Salpathra village has 49 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salpathra has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Salpathra is 816156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salpathra covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salpathra falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Salpathra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salpathra.

Salpathra is about 47 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salpathra is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Sundarpahari is about 9.5 km away. Pakur is about 27 km away. Godda is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (under 2 km), Goga (1.9 km) and Chatra (2.2 km).

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

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