About Salhan Village

Salhan is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 274 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Burmu
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	553
Male Population	274
Female Population	279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhan compares

By the 2011 count Salhan is the 57th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Salhan

Salhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salhan as Available within village. 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 Salhan from other places

Salhan lies about 30 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tokisud, about 10 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 Salhan
Tehsil headquarters	Burmu	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Tokisud	10 km
Nearest town	Patrātu	13 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	30 km

Villages closest to Salhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhan village had a population of 553. That makes it the 57th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Salhan village has 274 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhan has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Salhan is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhan covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salhan falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salhan is Tokisud, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salhan.

Salhan is about 30 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhan is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 7.8 km away. Tokisud is about 10 km away. Patrātu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.