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About Saloni Village

Saloni is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,736, made up of 868 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saloni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saloni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493331
Area (hectares) 707 hectares
Population 1,736
Male Population 868
Female Population 868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saloni compares

By the 2011 count Saloni is the 43rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 707 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Saloni

Saloni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saloni as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saloni from other places

Saloni lies about 77 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 12 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 Saloni
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 10 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 10 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 77 km

Villages closest to Saloni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Saloni

As per the Census of India 2011, Saloni village had a population of 1,736. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Saloni village has 868 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saloni has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Saloni is 493331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saloni covers 707 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saloni falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Saloni is Nipania, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Saloni.

Saloni is about 77 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saloni is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 10 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 10 km away. Nipania is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (under 2 km), Koliyari (1.5 km) and Budgahan (2.2 km).

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

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