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About Saldahi Village

Saldahi is a small village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 206 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saldahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldahi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 206
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Saldahi compares

By the 2011 count Saldahi is the 140th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Saldahi

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

How far is Saldahi from other places

Saldahi 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 Saldahi
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 22 km
District headquarters Jamtara 22 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 27 km

Villages closest to Saldahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldahi village had a population of 406. That makes it the 140th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Saldahi village has 206 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldahi has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

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

Saldahi covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saldahi falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saldahi 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saldahi.

Saldahi 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.

Saldahi is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Madankata Railway Station is about 22 km away. Jamtara is about 22 km away. Jāmtāra 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 Kusumdaha (1.8 km), Babupur (2.8 km) and Asanjori (3.0 km).

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

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