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About Saloni Village

Saloni is a large village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,575, made up of 1,320 males and 1,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496197, 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 Palari
Pincode 496197
Area (hectares) 524.1 hectares
Population 2,575
Male Population 1,320
Female Population 1,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saloni compares

By the 2011 count Saloni is the 17th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 524.1 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1002.

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 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 Saloni from other places

Saloni lies about 75 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 39 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 Palari 12 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 17 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 39 km
District headquarters Raipur 75 km

Villages closest to Saloni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palari 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 2,575. That makes it the 17th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Saloni village has 1,320 males and 1,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saloni 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Saloni is 496197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saloni covers 524.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saloni falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Saloni is Nipania, about 39 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 Saloni.

Saloni is about 75 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 Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 12 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 17 km away. Nipania is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakot (under 2 km), Bansbinori (1.5 km) and Ahmadpur (1.6 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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