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About Salgarha Village

Salgarha is one of the larger villages in Matarbari tehsil, in the district of South Tripura, Tripura. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,596, made up of 2,890 males and 2,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 799114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salgarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salgarha village
Description Value
State Tripura
District South Tripura
Tehsil Matarbari
Pincode 799114
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 5,596
Male Population 2,890
Female Population 2,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salgarha compares

By the 2011 count Salgarha is the 4th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,126 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Salgarha

Salgarha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salgarha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salgarha from other places

Salgarha lies about 62 km from South Tripura, and the nearest railway station is Bishalgarh, about under 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 Salgarha
Nearest town Bisālgarh under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bishalgarh under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Matarbari 29 km
District headquarters South Tripura 62 km

Villages closest to Salgarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salgarha village had a population of 5,596. That makes it the 4th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,126 residents.

Salgarha village has 2,890 males and 2,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salgarha has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Salgarha is 799114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salgarha covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salgarha falls under Matarbari tehsil of South Tripura district in Tripura.

The nearest railway station to Salgarha is Bishalgarh, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salgarha.

Salgarha is about 62 km from South Tripura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salgarha is in Matarbari tehsil of South Tripura district. Bisālgarh is about under 2 km away. Bishalgarh is about under 2 km away. Matarbari is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhwajnagar (26 km), Gakulpur (26 km) and Radhakishorepur R F (26 km).

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

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