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About Salgadih Village

Salgadih is a mid sized village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 375 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salgadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salgadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 375
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
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 Salgadih compares

By the 2011 count Salgadih is the 26th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Salgadih

Salgadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salgadih 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 Salgadih from other places

Salgadih lies about 44 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 29 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 Salgadih
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 9.3 km
Nearest town Būndu 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 29 km
District headquarters Ranchi 44 km

Villages closest to Salgadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salgadih village had a population of 794. That makes it the 26th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Salgadih village has 375 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salgadih has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Salgadih is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salgadih covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salgadih falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salgadih is Gautamdhara, about 29 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 Salgadih.

Salgadih is about 44 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salgadih is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 9.3 km away. Būndu is about 9.3 km away. Gautamdhara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burudih (under 2 km), Sarjamdih (1.7 km) and Kanchi (3.7 km).

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

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