About Salwa Village

Salwa is a large village in Sardarpur tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,313, made up of 1,176 males and 1,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1586.1 hectares hectares.

Salwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Dhar
Tehsil	Sardarpur
Area (hectares)	1586.1 hectares
Population	2,313
Male Population	1,176
Female Population	1,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salwa compares

By the 2011 count Salwa is the 28th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents. Its 1586.1 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Salwa

Salwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salwa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Salwa from other places

Salwa lies about 43 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Raoti, about 35 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 Salwa
Nearest town	Badnāwar	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sardarpur	27 km
Nearest railway station	Raoti	35 km
District headquarters	Dhar	43 km

Villages closest to Salwa

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

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Common questions about Salwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwa village had a population of 2,313. That makes it the 28th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents.

Salwa village has 1,176 males and 1,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwa has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Salwa covers 1586.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salwa falls under Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salwa is Raoti, about 35 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salwa.

Salwa is about 43 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salwa is in Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district. Badnāwar is about 24 km away. Sardarpur is about 27 km away. Raoti is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.