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About Salhalli Village

Salhalli is a mid sized village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,612, made up of 815 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1052.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585312
Area (hectares) 1052.96 hectares
Population 1,612
Male Population 815
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhalli compares

By the 2011 count Salhalli is the 62nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 1052.96 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Salhalli

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

Salhalli lies about 37 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Malkhaid Road, about 17 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 Salhalli
Nearest railway station Malkhaid Road 17 km
Nearest town Sedam 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitapur 22 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 37 km

Villages closest to Salhalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhalli village had a population of 1,612. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Salhalli village has 815 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhalli has about 978 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Salhalli is 585312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhalli covers 1052.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salhalli falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Salhalli is Malkhaid Road, about 17 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 village for Salhalli.

Salhalli is about 37 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhalli is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Malkhaid Road is about 17 km away. Sedam is about 17 km away. Chitapur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodadur (1.9 km), Rajapur (5.4 km) and Mangalgi (5.8 km).

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

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