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About Salasar Village

Salasar is a mid sized village in Sridungargarh tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 392 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3199.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salasar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Sridungargarh
Pincode 331803
Area (hectares) 3199.16 hectares
Population 764
Male Population 392
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salasar compares

By the 2011 count Salasar is the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents. Its 3199.16 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Salasar

Salasar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salasar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salasar from other places

Salasar lies about 66 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Shri Dungargarh, about 2.6 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 Salasar
Nearest railway station Shri Dungargarh 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sridungargarh 4.1 km
Nearest town Sri Dūngargarh 4.1 km
District headquarters Bikaner 66 km

Villages closest to Salasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salasar village had a population of 764. That makes it the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents.

Salasar village has 392 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salasar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Salasar is 331803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salasar covers 3199.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salasar falls under Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Salasar is Shri Dungargarh, about 2.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Salasar.

Salasar is about 66 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salasar is in Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district. Shri Dungargarh is about 2.6 km away. Sridungargarh is about 4.1 km away. Sri Dūngargarh is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hemasar (3.4 km), Sridungargarh (4.1 km) and Pundalsar (4.7 km).

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

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