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Bihar plans nine jaggery units in Muzaffarpur to support sugarcane farmers
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- LGD code
- 229401
- Pincode
- 843132
- Population
- 1,057
- Households
- 229
- Literacy rate
- 57%
- Sex ratio
- 925 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 293
Census 2011 · in context
How Salha compares
By population, Salha ranks #86 of 115 villages in Musahri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.0%
+2.5% vs mandal average
- Salha
- 57.0%
- Musahri mandal
- 54.5%
- Muzaffarpur district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
925
+25 vs mandal average
- Salha
- 925
- Musahri mandal
- 900
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Salha
- 4.6
- Musahri mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Salha at a glance
Salha is a village of 1,057 people in 229 households (Census 2011) in Musahri block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 86th-largest of 115 villages in Musahri block. Literacy is 57%, 3 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 925 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843132; the LGD village code is 229401. The village votes in Rosera assembly constituency, represented by MLA Birendra Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,246 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Baikatpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salha · this village | 1,057 | 57% | — |
| Jalalpur Baikat · Musahri | 3,411 | 58% | — |
| Modhopur · Musahri | 2,747 | 60% | — |
| Baikunthpur · Musahri | 2,530 | 53% | — |
| Dwarkanagar Urf Dwarkanathpur · Musahri | 1,905 | 66% | — |
| Jalalpur Balbhadar · Musahri | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Salha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MUZAFFARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Baikatpur
- Total area (ha)
- 101
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 42.86
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Salha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Salha
- LGD code
- 229401
- Pincode
- 843132
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,057
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,246
- Households
- 229
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 925
- Literacy rate
- 57.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rosera
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Birendra Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Musahri
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843132
- Chapra Megh RaiMusahri mandal9,846 pop
- Manika Urf Bishunpur BhandMusahri mandal9,702 pop
- PahladpurMusahri mandal8,984 pop
- Dumri Urf Mahammadpur MobarakMusahri mandal5,996 pop
- NarauliMusahri mandal5,157 pop
- Burhnagra RadhaMusahri mandal4,445 pop
- Mahamadpur BadalDholi (Moraul) mandal4,016 pop
- Manika HarkishunMusahri mandal3,440 pop
- BindaMusahri mandal3,423 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Salha
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Salha
Other villages in Musahri mandal
View all 60+ →- Bhagwanpur
- Jhapaha
- Patahi Urf Patahi Rup
- Chapra Megh Rai
- Manika Urf Bishunpur Bhand
- Khabra Urf Kiratpur Gurdas
- Pahladpur
- Jamalabad
- Mushari Urf Radhanagar
- Shahbazpur Salem
- Nazirpur
- Dumri Urf Mahammadpur Mobarak
- Rohua Apuchh
- Bhikhanpura
- Narauli
- Burhnagra Radha
- Gobardhanpur
- Susta
- Kanahauli Bishundat
- Madhubani
- Sherpur Urf Narayanpur Anant
- Manika Harkishun
- Binda
- Jalalpur Baikat
- Rajwara Bhagwan
- Tarwara Gopalpur
- Dighra Rampur Shah
- Nayagaon
- Chak Mohabbat
- Muradpur Dullah
- Burhnagra
- Hasan Chak
- Barhanpura
- Majhauli Dharamdas
- Rohua Rajaram
- Modhopur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)