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About Saliment Village

Saliment is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 716 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530 hectares hectares.

Saliment Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saliment village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 530 hectares
Population 1,456
Male Population 716
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saliment compares

By the 2011 count Saliment is the 23rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 530 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Saliment

Saliment is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saliment 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saliment from other places

Saliment lies about 46 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Pola-Patthar, about 4.3 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 Saliment
Nearest railway station Pola-Patthar 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 14 km
Nearest town Itārsi 35 km
District headquarters Betul 46 km

Villages closest to Saliment

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saliment village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Saliment village has 716 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saliment has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Saliment covers 530 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saliment falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saliment is Pola-Patthar, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Saliment.

Saliment is about 46 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saliment is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Pola-Patthar is about 4.3 km away. Shahpur is about 14 km away. Itārsi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koyal Buddi (2.0 km), Banabehda (4.1 km) and Kachhar (4.1 km).

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

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