# Saltala Village, Ranishwar, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ranishwar, Dumka 

# Saltala

Saltala is a village in Ranishwar sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,459 people in 306 households**, the 15th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,459people (2011)
- 306households
- 33.6%literacy
- 816118PIN code

## Saltala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saltala is 816118.** Saltala falls in Ranishwar sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816118
- Gram panchayatSaltala
- Community development blockRanishwar
- Census village code371112

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

## How far is Saltala from nearby towns?

- Raniswar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)38 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)38 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 Saltala?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Saltala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranishwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Saltala known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Saltala

Of every 100 households in Saltala in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saltala · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Saltala?

■ Saltala · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.6%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**973

Working population ****48.4%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.7% for men and 25.7% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (58%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 244 (35%)

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 Ranishwar

- Patjor1,693 people
- Japahari1,621 people
- Tarni1,559 people
- Lakraghati1,516 people
- Bora1,230 people
- Lutulia1,209 people
- Banskuli1,113 people
- Jagdishpur1,108 people

[All 217 villages in Ranishwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ranishwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saltala?816118
- How far is Saltala from Dumka?38 km by road
- What is the population of Saltala?1,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saltala in?Dumka district (Ranishwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Saltala?33.6% (Census 2011)