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About Salawada Village

Salawada is a mid sized village in Lunawada tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 468 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salawada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Lunawada
Pincode 389230
Area (hectares) 205.1 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 468
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salawada compares

By the 2011 count Salawada is the 79th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 205.1 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Salawada

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

How far is Salawada from other places

Salawada lies about 32 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Demai, 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 Salawada
Tehsil headquarters Lunawada 9.4 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Demai 32 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 32 km

Villages closest to Salawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salawada village had a population of 882. That makes it the 79th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Salawada village has 468 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salawada has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Salawada is 389230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salawada covers 205.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salawada falls under Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Salawada is Demai, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salawada.

Salawada is about 32 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salawada is in Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lunawada is about 9.4 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 9.4 km away. Demai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charangam (under 2 km), Kanela (under 2 km) and Kaslal (2.0 km).

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

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