About Salwan Village

Salwan is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 191 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Ghumarwin
Pincode	174026
Area (hectares)	70.35 hectares
Population	383
Male Population	191
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salwan compares

By the 2011 count Salwan is the 67th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 70.35 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Salwan

Salwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salwan as Available within village. 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 Roparhi, Rudhanni, Sairi and Sakroha. 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.

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Common questions about Salwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwan village had a population of 383. That makes it the 67th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Salwan village has 191 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwan has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Salwan is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salwan covers 70.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salwan falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

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

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

Salwan is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur 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.