About Salghari Village

Salghari is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 412 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salghari village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737126
Area (hectares)	193.48 hectares
Population	850
Male Population	412
Female Population	438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,063
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salghari compares

By the 2011 count Salghari is the 42nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 193.48 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Salghari

Salghari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salghari as Available within village. 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 Salghari from other places

Salghari lies about 5.9 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 12 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 Salghari
Tehsil headquarters	Namchi	5.9 km
District headquarters	South District	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	12 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	13 km

Villages closest to Salghari

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

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Common questions about Salghari

As per the Census of India 2011, Salghari village had a population of 850. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Salghari village has 412 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salghari has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Salghari is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salghari covers 193.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salghari falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Salghari is Darjeeling, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salghari.

Salghari is about 5.9 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salghari is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 5.9 km away. South District is about 5.9 km away. Darjeeling is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.