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About Salaidih Village

Salaidih is a large village in Chalkusa tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,882, made up of 1,493 males and 1,389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chalkusa
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 549 hectares
Population 2,882
Male Population 1,493
Female Population 1,389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salaidih compares

By the 2011 count Salaidih is the 5th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 549 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Salaidih

Salaidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salaidih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salaidih from other places

Salaidih lies about 48 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Dasra Halt BH, about 5.3 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 Salaidih
Tehsil headquarters Chalkusa 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Dasra Halt BH 5.3 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 16 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 48 km

Villages closest to Salaidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaidih village had a population of 2,882. That makes it the 5th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Salaidih village has 1,493 males and 1,389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaidih has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Salaidih is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaidih covers 549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaidih falls under Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salaidih is Dasra Halt BH, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Salaidih.

Salaidih is about 48 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaidih is in Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chalkusa is about 1.7 km away. Dasra Halt BH is about 5.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalkusa (1.7 km), Masani (2.1 km) and Gopidih (2.4 km).

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

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