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About Salukdih Village

Salukdih is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 384 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salukdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salukdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 384
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salukdih compares

By the 2011 count Salukdih is the 42nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Salukdih

Salukdih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salukdih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Salukdih from other places

Salukdih lies about 33 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, 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 Salukdih
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 14 km
Nearest town Būndu 25 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 33 km

Villages closest to Salukdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salukdih village had a population of 787. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Salukdih village has 384 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salukdih has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Salukdih is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salukdih covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salukdih falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salukdih is Tiraldih, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salukdih.

Salukdih is about 33 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salukdih is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Tiraldih is about 10 km away. Ichagarh is about 14 km away. Būndu is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumra (2.5 km), Kutam (3.1 km) and Situ (3.4 km).

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

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