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About Salauni Kalan Village

Salauni Kalan is a large village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,552, made up of 1,282 males and 1,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salauni Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salauni Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 635.64 hectares
Population 2,552
Male Population 1,282
Female Population 1,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salauni Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Salauni Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 635.64 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Salauni Kalan

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

Salauni Kalan lies about 131 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 36 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 Salauni Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 36 km
Nearest town Saktī 41 km
District headquarters Raipur 131 km

Villages closest to Salauni Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaigarh 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 Salauni Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Salauni Kalan village had a population of 2,552. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Salauni Kalan village has 1,282 males and 1,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salauni Kalan has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Salauni Kalan is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salauni Kalan covers 635.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salauni Kalan falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salauni Kalan is Baradwar, about 36 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 village for Salauni Kalan.

Salauni Kalan is about 131 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salauni Kalan is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 9.6 km away. Baradwar is about 36 km away. Saktī is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaunikhurd (under 2 km), Dongiyabhatha (1.6 km) and Ghana (2.1 km).

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

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