# Salthar Village, Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur 

# Salthar

Salthar is a village in Udwant Nagar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802216**. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 65 households**, the 56th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 677people (2011)
- 65households
- 65.1%literacy
- 802216PIN code

## Salthar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salthar is 802216.** Salthar falls in Udwant Nagar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802216
- Gram panchayatAsani
- Community development blockUdwant Nagar
- Census village code247068

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Salthar from nearby towns?

- Udwant Nagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Salthar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Salthar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salthar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Salthar

Of every 100 households in Salthar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salthar · ■ Udwant Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**76%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****84%**

**63%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Salthar?

■ Salthar · ■ Udwant Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**912

Working population ****17.6%**

**28.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 47.0% for women. 28% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 99 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Udwant Nagar

- Saraiya832 people
- Raghopur766 people
- Bhupauli734 people
- Tetaria732 people
- Khajuata541 people
- Konhara522 people
- Sirampur520 people
- Chaursani499 people

[All 76 villages in Udwant Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/udwant-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salthar?802216
- How far is Salthar from Arrah?10 km by road
- What is the population of Salthar?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salthar in?Bhojpur district (Udwant Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Salthar?65.1% (Census 2011)