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About Saluka Village

Saluka is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 646 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saluka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saluka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 374 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 646
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saluka compares

By the 2011 count Saluka is the 16th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 374 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Saluka

Saluka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saluka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sagjuriya, Saharjoriya, Saharpur and Saldahi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Saluka

As per the Census of India 2011, Saluka village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 16th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Saluka village has 646 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saluka has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Saluka is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saluka covers 374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saluka falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Saluka notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Saluka.

Saluka is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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