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About Salehatu Village

Salehatu is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 391 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salehatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salehatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835210
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 391
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salehatu compares

By the 2011 count Salehatu is the 37th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 996.

Getting to Salehatu

Salehatu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salehatu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Salehatu from other places

Salehatu lies about 15 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 27 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 Salehatu
District headquarters Khunti 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 18 km
Nearest railway station Balasiring 27 km

Villages closest to Salehatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salehatu village had a population of 769. That makes it the 37th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Salehatu village has 391 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salehatu has about 967 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Salehatu is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salehatu covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salehatu falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salehatu is Balasiring, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salehatu.

Salehatu is about 15 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salehatu is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 15 km away. Murhu is about 18 km away. Balasiring is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guruburu (under 2 km), Gutuhatu (under 2 km) and Saedba (3.8 km).

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

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