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About Salemeta Village

Salemeta is a mid sized village in Bastar tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 516 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salemeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salemeta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bastar
Pincode 494223
Area (hectares) 325.88 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 516
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salemeta compares

By the 2011 count Salemeta is the 64th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 325.88 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Salemeta

Salemeta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salemeta as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Purvitemra, Rajpur, Ratenga and Retawand. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Salemeta

As per the Census of India 2011, Salemeta village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 64th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Salemeta village has 516 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salemeta has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Salemeta is 494223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salemeta covers 325.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salemeta falls under Bastar tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Salemeta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Salemeta.

Salemeta is in Bastar tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Salemeta today is likely to be higher.

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