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About Salamali Village

Salamali is a small village in Duldula tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 160 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salamali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salamali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Duldula
Pincode 496334
Area (hectares) 568.13 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 160
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 788
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salamali compares

By the 2011 count Salamali is the 50th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 568.13 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Salamali

Salamali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salamali as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Salamali from other places

Salamali lies about 18 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 65 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 Salamali
Tehsil headquarters Duldula 15 km
District headquarters Jashpur 18 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 65 km

Villages closest to Salamali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Duldula 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 Salamali

As per the Census of India 2011, Salamali village had a population of 286. That makes it the 50th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Salamali village has 160 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salamali has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Salamali is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salamali covers 568.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salamali falls under Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salamali is Biramitrapur, about 65 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 - 10 km distance for Salamali.

Salamali is about 18 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salamali is in Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district. Duldula is about 15 km away. Jashpur is about 18 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jampani (3.1 km), Dharen (4.7 km) and Patiyapani (5.8 km).

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

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