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About Salhe Village

Salhe is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 511 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.75 hectares hectares.

Salhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhe village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 246.75 hectares
Population 1,020
Male Population 511
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhe compares

By the 2011 count Salhe is the 65th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 246.75 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1020.

Getting to Salhe

Salhe is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salhe as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Salhe from other places

Salhe lies about 13 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Samnapur, about 6.5 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 Salhe
Nearest railway station Samnapur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 13 km
District headquarters Balaghat 13 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 13 km

Villages closest to Salhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhe village had a population of 1,020. That makes it the 65th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Salhe village has 511 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhe has about 996 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 1020.

Salhe covers 246.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salhe falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salhe is Samnapur, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salhe.

Salhe is about 13 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhe is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Samnapur is about 6.5 km away. Lalbarra is about 13 km away. Balaghat is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khirri (1.5 km), Mahurjhari (1.6 km) and Deori (2.2 km).

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

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