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About Salhana Village

Salhana is a mid sized village in Pandu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 455 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Pandu
Pincode 812124
Area (hectares) 78.4 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 455
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhana compares

By the 2011 count Salhana is the 29th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 78.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Salhana

Salhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salhana as Available within 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 Pipri, Pokhri, Rabra and Rabri. 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 Salhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhana village had a population of 853. That makes it the 29th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Salhana village has 455 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhana has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Salhana is 812124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhana covers 78.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salhana falls under Pandu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Salhana 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 5 - 10 km distance for Salhana.

Salhana is in Pandu tehsil of Palamu 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 Salhana today is likely to be higher.

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