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About Salgapara Village

Salgapara is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 111 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salgapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salgapara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 111
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salgapara compares

By the 2011 count Salgapara is the 127th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Salgapara

Salgapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salgapara as Available within <5 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 Salgapara from other places

Salgapara lies about 32 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 19 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 Salgapara
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Chatra 19 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 21 km
District headquarters Pakur 32 km

Villages closest to Salgapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salgapara village had a population of 240. That makes it the 127th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Salgapara village has 111 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salgapara has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Salgapara is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salgapara covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salgapara falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salgapara is Chatra, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salgapara.

Salgapara is about 32 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salgapara is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 7.8 km away. Chatra is about 19 km away. Nalhāti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basitkund (1.8 km), Bhandibon (2.3 km) and Lakdom (3.2 km).

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

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