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About Salitanda Village

Salitanda is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 447 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares.

Salitanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salitanda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 334 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 447
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salitanda compares

By the 2011 count Salitanda is the 70th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Salitanda

Salitanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salitanda as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salitanda from other places

Salitanda lies about 57 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Alirajpur, about 14 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 Salitanda
Nearest railway station Alirajpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 14 km
District headquarters Barwani 57 km

Villages closest to Salitanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salitanda village had a population of 970. That makes it the 70th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Salitanda village has 447 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salitanda has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Salitanda covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salitanda falls under Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salitanda is Alirajpur, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salitanda.

Salitanda is about 57 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salitanda is in Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district. Alirajpur is about 14 km away. Rajpur is about 14 km away. Barwani is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borali (under 2 km), Deonali (under 2 km) and Mojali Buzurg (under 2 km).

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

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