Village · Shamho Akha Kurha, Begusarai # Salha Salha is a village in Shamho Akha Kurha sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 391 people in 78 households, the 6th largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 391 people (2011) - 78 households - 59.3% literacy - 785 females per 1,000 males ## Salha PIN code and other codes Salha falls in Shamho Akha Kurha sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Salha Saidpur Barari - Community development block Shamho Akha Kurha - Census village code 238538 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Salha from nearby towns? - Shamho Akha Kurha (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Begusarai (district HQ) 21 km by road - Begusarai (nearest town) 21 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Salha? 0 services counted by the Census are inside Salha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Akbarpur - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Begusarai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Begusarai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Begusarai - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Salha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 1,872 hectares of village land is sown, and 900 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Salha Of every 100 households in Salha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salha · ■ Shamho Akha Kurha rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 11% - Toilet within the home 3% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 82% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 68% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 1% 31% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 68% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 17% 28% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Salha? ■ Salha · ■ Shamho Akha Kurha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.3% 52.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 785 905 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 656 924 - Working population 31.2% 31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.6% for men and 47.0% for women. 39% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 108 (89%) · ■ Other work 8 (7%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shamho Akha Kurha - Jagan Saidpur 5,112 people - Akbarpur Barari 4,677 people - Akbarpur 1,091 people - Sonbarsa 722 people - Sathkurwa 315 people All 59 villages in Shamho Akha Kurha ## Other places named Salha - Salha · Village, Benipatti, Madhubani · 2,799 people - Salha · Village, Bochaha, Muzaffarpur · 2,459 people - Salha · Village, Areraj, Purba Champaran · 1,484 people - Salha · Village, Musahri, Muzaffarpur · 1,057 people - Salha · Village, Baheri, Darbhanga · 536 people - Salha · Village, Madhubani, Madhubani · 80 people ## Quick answers - How far is Salha from Begusarai? 21 km by road - What is the population of Salha? 391 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salha in? Begusarai district (Shamho Akha Kurha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Salha? 59.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/shamho-akha-kurha/salha/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.