About Salgo Village

Salgo is a mid sized village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 362 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salgo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salgo village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Tehsil	Patratu
Pincode	829105
Area (hectares)	373.13 hectares
Population	701
Male Population	362
Female Population	339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 Salgo compares

By the 2011 count Salgo is the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 373.13 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Salgo

Salgo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salgo 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salgo from other places

Salgo lies about 18 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Shanki, about 2.5 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 Salgo
Nearest railway station	Shanki	2.5 km
Nearest town	Saunda	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patratu	10 km
District headquarters	Ramgarh	18 km

Villages closest to Salgo

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

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Common questions about Salgo

As per the Census of India 2011, Salgo village had a population of 701. That makes it the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Salgo village has 362 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salgo has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Salgo is 829105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salgo covers 373.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salgo falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salgo is Shanki, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salgo.

Salgo is about 18 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salgo is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Shanki is about 2.5 km away. Saunda is about 9.0 km away. Patratu is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.