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About Salani Village

Salani is a large village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,207, made up of 1,103 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 395.95 hectares
Population 2,207
Male Population 1,103
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salani compares

By the 2011 count Salani is the 23rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 395.95 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 1022.

Getting to Salani

Salani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salani from other places

Salani lies about 37 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salani
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 13 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 13 km
Nearest town Saktī 15 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 37 km

Villages closest to Salani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaijaipur tehsil.

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 Salani

As per the Census of India 2011, Salani village had a population of 2,207. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Salani village has 1,103 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salani has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Salani is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salani covers 395.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salani falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salani is Sakti, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salani.

Salani is about 37 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salani is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 13 km away. Sakti is about 13 km away. Saktī is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Senduras (under 2 km), Malani (under 2 km) and Murlidih (2.7 km).

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

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