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About Sala Village

Sala is a large village in Dharampuri tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,189, made up of 2,153 males and 2,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.01 hectares hectares.

Sala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dharampuri
Area (hectares) 510.01 hectares
Population 4,189
Male Population 2,153
Female Population 2,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sala compares

By the 2011 count Sala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,350 residents. Its 510.01 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Sala

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

Sala lies about 69 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 16 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 Sala
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 16 km
Nearest town Rajpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharampuri 20 km
District headquarters Dhar 69 km

Villages closest to Sala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sala village had a population of 4,189. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,350 residents.

Sala village has 2,153 males and 2,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sala has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Sala covers 510.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sala falls under Dharampuri tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sala is Hathi gate station, about 16 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 Sala.

Sala is about 69 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sala is in Dharampuri tehsil of Dhar district. Hathi gate station is about 16 km away. Rajpur is about 16 km away. Dharampuri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauki (1.6 km), Mondla (6.1 km) and Basvi (9.4 km).

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

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