About Salkaia Village

Salkaia is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,649, made up of 799 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkaia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	1246 hectares
Population	1,649
Male Population	799
Female Population	850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,064
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salkaia compares

By the 2011 count Salkaia is the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 1246 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 995.

Getting to Salkaia

Salkaia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salkaia as Available within 10+ 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 Salkaia from other places

Salkaia lies about 20 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 50 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 Salkaia
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	6.1 km
District headquarters	Gumla	20 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	50 km

Villages closest to Salkaia

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

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Common questions about Salkaia

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkaia village had a population of 1,649. That makes it the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Salkaia village has 799 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkaia has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Salkaia is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkaia covers 1246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salkaia falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salkaia is Kurkura, about 50 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 10+ km distance for Salkaia.

Salkaia is about 20 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salkaia is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 6.1 km away. Gumla is about 20 km away. Gumlā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.