About Salkunda Village

Salkunda is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 373 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkunda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Tehsil	Nala
Pincode	815354
Area (hectares)	278 hectares
Population	731
Male Population	373
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
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 Salkunda compares

By the 2011 count Salkunda is the 57th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Salkunda

Salkunda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salkunda 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. The nearest villages by name are Roharabani, Sagjuriya, Saharjoriya and Saharpur. 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.

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Common questions about Salkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkunda village had a population of 731. That makes it the 57th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Salkunda village has 373 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkunda has about 960 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 Salkunda is 815354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkunda covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salkunda falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Salkunda notes the nearest railway station 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 Salkunda.

Salkunda 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.