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About Salundiya Village

Salundiya is a large village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,897, made up of 2,067 males and 1,830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4531.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salundiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salundiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Nokha
Pincode 334802
Area (hectares) 4531.9 hectares
Population 3,897
Male Population 2,067
Female Population 1,830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salundiya compares

By the 2011 count Salundiya is the 32nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 4531.9 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Salundiya

Salundiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salundiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Salundiya from other places

Salundiya lies about 45 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Surpura, about 8.6 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 Salundiya
Nearest railway station Surpura 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 8.8 km
District headquarters Bikaner 45 km

Villages closest to Salundiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salundiya village had a population of 3,897. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Salundiya village has 2,067 males and 1,830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salundiya has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Salundiya is 334802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salundiya covers 4531.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salundiya falls under Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Salundiya is Surpura, about 8.6 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 village for Salundiya.

Salundiya is about 45 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salundiya is in Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district. Surpura is about 8.6 km away. Nokha is about 8.8 km away. Bikaner is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghattoo (3.8 km), Madiya (7.2 km) and Somalsar (7.4 km).

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

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