About Salwai Village

Salwai is a large village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,596, made up of 1,945 males and 1,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1361.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwai village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Gwalior
Tehsil	Dabra
Pincode	475110
Area (hectares)	1361.93 hectares
Population	3,596
Male Population	1,945
Female Population	1,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	849
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salwai compares

By the 2011 count Salwai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 1361.93 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Salwai

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

Salwai lies about 43 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Dabra, about 7.0 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 Salwai
Nearest railway station	Dabra	7.0 km
District headquarters	Gwalior	43 km

Villages closest to Salwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwai village had a population of 3,596. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Salwai village has 1,945 males and 1,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwai has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Salwai is 475110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salwai covers 1361.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salwai falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salwai is Dabra, about 7.0 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 Salwai.

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

Salwai is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Dabra is about 7.0 km away. Gwalior is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.