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About Salkhar Village

Salkhar is a mid sized village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 446 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkhar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301712
Area (hectares) 269.5 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 446
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salkhar compares

By the 2011 count Salkhar is the 58th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 269.5 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Salkhar

Salkhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salkhar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Salkhar from other places

Salkhar lies about 38 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Harsauli, about 5.2 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 Salkhar
Nearest railway station Harsauli 5.2 km
Nearest town Khairtal 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 16 km
District headquarters Alwar 38 km

Villages closest to Salkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkhar village had a population of 877. That makes it the 58th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Salkhar village has 446 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkhar has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Salkhar is 301712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkhar covers 269.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salkhar falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Salkhar is Harsauli, about 5.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salkhar.

Salkhar is about 38 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salkhar is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Harsauli is about 5.2 km away. Khairtal is about 11 km away. Kotkasim is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moonpur Mewan (under 2 km), Koompur (under 2 km) and Bairaheri (1.6 km).

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

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