About Salkhan Village

Salkhan is one of the larger villages in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,552, made up of 5,561 males and 4,991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 995.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkhan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Robertsganj
Pincode	231205
Area (hectares)	995.77 hectares
Population	10,552
Male Population	5,561
Female Population	4,991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salkhan compares

By the 2011 count Salkhan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 995.77 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Salkhan

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

Salkhan lies about 13 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Agori Khas, about 3.0 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 Salkhan
Nearest railway station	Agori Khas	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Robertsganj	13 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	13 km

Villages closest to Salkhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkhan village had a population of 10,552. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Salkhan village has 5,561 males and 4,991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkhan has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Salkhan is 231205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkhan covers 995.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salkhan falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salkhan is Agori Khas, about 3.0 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 village for Salkhan.

Salkhan is about 13 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salkhan is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Agori Khas is about 3.0 km away. Robertsganj is about 13 km away. Sonbhadra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.