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About Salav Village

Salav is a mid sized village in Murud tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,674, made up of 858 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 402202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salav village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Murud
Pincode 402202
Area (hectares) 457.55 hectares
Population 1,674
Male Population 858
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salav compares

By the 2011 count Salav is the 11th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 457.55 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1065.

Getting to Salav

Salav is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salav as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nandgaon, Nidi, Pargaon and Rajpuri. 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 Salav

As per the Census of India 2011, Salav village had a population of 1,674. That makes it the 11th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Salav village has 858 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salav has about 951 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 1065.

The pincode recorded for Salav is 402202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salav covers 457.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salav falls under Murud tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Salav 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 10+ km distance for Salav.

Salav is in Murud tehsil of Raigarh 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 Salav today is likely to be higher.

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