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About Salthipokhar Village

Salthipokhar is a small village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 215 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salthipokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salthipokhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 215
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salthipokhar compares

By the 2011 count Salthipokhar is the 47th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Salthipokhar

Salthipokhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salthipokhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salthipokhar from other places

Salthipokhar lies about 39 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 3.7 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 Salthipokhar
Nearest railway station Bakudi 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 5.3 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 13 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 39 km

Villages closest to Salthipokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salthipokhar village had a population of 441. That makes it the 47th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Salthipokhar village has 215 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salthipokhar has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Salthipokhar is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salthipokhar covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salthipokhar falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salthipokhar is Bakudi, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Salthipokhar is about 39 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salthipokhar is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 3.7 km away. Udhwa is about 5.3 km away. Rājmahal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajabhita (under 2 km), Chaukidhab (under 2 km) and Mehdipur (1.6 km).

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

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