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About Solangbira Village

Solangbira is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,432, made up of 699 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solangbira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solangbira village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 453 hectares
Population 1,432
Male Population 699
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Solangbira compares

By the 2011 count Solangbira is the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 453 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Solangbira

Solangbira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Solangbira as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Solangbira from other places

Solangbira lies about 32 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 16 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 Solangbira
Tehsil headquarters Basia 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 16 km
District headquarters Gumla 32 km
Nearest town Gumlā 32 km

Villages closest to Solangbira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Solangbira village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Solangbira village has 699 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solangbira has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Solangbira is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solangbira covers 453 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Solangbira falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Solangbira is Kurkura, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Solangbira.

Solangbira is about 32 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solangbira is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 4.0 km away. Kurkura is about 16 km away. Gumla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidma (under 2 km), Siribira (under 2 km) and Bhagidera (under 2 km).

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

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