About Salachua Village

Salachua is a mid sized village in Sharata tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 674 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1037 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salachua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salachua village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Tehsil	Sharata
Pincode	757106
Area (hectares)	1037 hectares
Population	1,290
Male Population	674
Female Population	616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salachua compares

By the 2011 count Salachua is the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 1037 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Salachua

Salachua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salachua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raikala, Raikalachua, Rajatnagar and Ramchandrapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Salachua

As per the Census of India 2011, Salachua village had a population of 1,290. That makes it the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Salachua village has 674 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salachua has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Salachua is 757106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salachua covers 1037 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salachua falls under Sharata tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Salachua notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Salachua.

Salachua is in Sharata tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.