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About Salmandra Village

Salmandra is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 117 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salmandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salmandra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 54.8 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 117
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Salmandra compares

By the 2011 count Salmandra is the 72nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 54.8 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Salmandra

Salmandra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Salmandra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salmandra from other places

Salmandra lies about 27 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 2.7 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 Salmandra
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 11 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 27 km

Villages closest to Salmandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salmandra village had a population of 228. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Salmandra village has 117 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salmandra has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Salmandra is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salmandra covers 54.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salmandra falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salmandra is Tinpahar Junction, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salmandra.

Salmandra is about 27 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salmandra is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 2.7 km away. Rajmahal is about 11 km away. Rājmahal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pira Chak (under 2 km), Ramchavki (under 2 km) and Bamangawan (under 2 km).

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

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