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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Salkhua
| settlement_type    = [[List of subdistricts in India|Block]]
| pushpin_map        = India Bihar#India
| coordinates        = {{coord|25.668650|N|86.597820|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of districts in India|District]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Saharsa district|Saharsa]]
| parts              = 43
| area_total_km2     = 157
| population_total   = 132844
| population_as_of   = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset         = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code        = 852126
| parts_type         = Villages
}}
'''Salkhua''' is a block in [[Saharsa district|Saharsa District]], [[Kosi division|Kosi Division]], [[Bihar]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tehsil {{!}} Saharsa District {{!}} India |url=https://saharsa.nic.in/tehsil/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> It is a rural district, with its seat being in the village of Salkhua. The main language spoken in this block is [[Maithili language|Maithili]]. The block is split by the [[Kosi River]].
It is part of the [[Simri Bakhtiarpur Assembly constituency|Simri Bakhtiarpur Constituency]].{{bar box|title=Religion in Salkhua|titlebar=#F6F6F6|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|float=right|bars={{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|92.12}}
{{bar percent|Islam|green|7.67}}
{{bar percent|Christianity|white|0.05}}
{{bar percent|Others*|grey|0.15}}|caption=*Includes Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Atheists, and Agnostics}}
== Administrative Divisions ==
As of 2011, there are 43 villages in Salkhua.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Villages & Towns in Salkhua Block of Saharsa, Bihar |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/1179-salkhua-saharsa-bihar.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> They are:
* Alani
* Baldehi
* Banganwan
* Bankatti
* Basahi
* Bhelwa
* Bhirkhi
* Chanan
* Chhachhua
* Chiraia
* Gaurdah
* Goriyari
* Gauri
* Gauspur
* Gurganwan
* Harinsari
* Harewa
* Kabira
* Kabirpur
* Kamra
* Kathghara
* Khajur bana
* Khochardewa
* Koparia
* Kotwalia
* Kuchaut
* Mamarkha
* Puraini
* Raingnian
* Sahoria
* Sahsaili Thuthi
* Sahuria
* Salkhua
* Samhar Kalan
* Samhar Khurd
* Sauthi
* Shahganwan
* Situahi
* Tajpur
* Utesra
* Phensaha
* Mangaltola
* Khograha
== See also ==
* [[Simri-Bakhtiarpur|Simri Bakhtiarpur]]
* [[Simri Bakhtiarpur Assembly constituency|Simri Bakhtiarpur Constituency]]
* [[Sonbarsha Assembly constituency|Sonbarsa Constituency]]
* [[Saharsa district|Saharsa District]]
* [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]
* [[Bihar]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Blocks in Saharsa district]]