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About Saldaha Village

Saldaha is a mid sized village in Kundhit tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 419 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saldaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldaha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Kundhit
Pincode 821530
Area (hectares) 335.99 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 419
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saldaha compares

By the 2011 count Saldaha is the 25th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 550 residents. Its 335.99 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Saldaha

Saldaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saldaha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saldaha from other places

Saldaha lies about 22 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 22 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 Saldaha
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundhit 22 km
District headquarters Jamtara 22 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 22 km

Villages closest to Saldaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldaha village had a population of 798. That makes it the 25th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 550 residents.

Saldaha village has 419 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldaha has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Saldaha is 821530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saldaha covers 335.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saldaha falls under Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saldaha is Madankata Railway Station, about 22 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 km distance for Saldaha.

Saldaha is about 22 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saldaha is in Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district. Madankata Railway Station is about 22 km away. Kundhit is about 22 km away. Jamtara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipur (2.0 km), Sonahara (2.2 km) and Bhangahir (2.2 km).

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

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