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About Salihatu Village

Salihatu is a small village in Chaibasa tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 116 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salihatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salihatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chaibasa
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 116
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salihatu compares

By the 2011 count Salihatu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Salihatu

Salihatu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salihatu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salihatu from other places

Salihatu lies about 17 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 2.1 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 Salihatu
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaibasa 3.9 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 3.9 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 17 km

Villages closest to Salihatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salihatu village had a population of 236. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Salihatu village has 116 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salihatu has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Salihatu is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salihatu covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salihatu falls under Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salihatu is Singhpokharia, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Salihatu.

Salihatu is about 17 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salihatu is in Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Singhpokharia is about 2.1 km away. Chaibasa is about 3.9 km away. Chāībāsa is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekrahatu (under 2 km), Kamarhatu (under 2 km) and Purna Chuibasa (1.9 km).

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

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