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About Salghat Village

Salghat is a mid sized village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 344 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.48 hectares hectares.

Salghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salghat village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Paraswada
Area (hectares) 523.48 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 344
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salghat compares

By the 2011 count Salghat is the 61st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 523.48 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Salghat

Salghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salghat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rupjhar, Sadar, Sahejana Basti and Saila. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Salghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Salghat village had a population of 706. That makes it the 61st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Salghat village has 344 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salghat has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1052.

Salghat covers 523.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salghat falls under Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Salghat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salghat.

Salghat is in Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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