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About Salhepali Village

Salhepali is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 29 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhepali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhepali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 123.59 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 29
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhepali compares

By the 2011 count Salhepali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 123.59 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 993.

Getting to Salhepali

Salhepali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salhepali 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 Salhepali from other places

Salhepali lies about 33 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 32 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 Salhepali
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 32 km
District headquarters Raigarh 33 km

Villages closest to Salhepali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhepali village had a population of 55. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Salhepali village has 29 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhepali has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Salhepali is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhepali covers 123.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salhepali falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salhepali is Kotarlia, about 32 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 Salhepali.

Salhepali is about 33 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhepali is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 17 km away. Kotarlia is about 32 km away. Raigarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mauhapali (1.8 km), Borida (4.6 km) and Bhulumuda (4.7 km).

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

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