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About Sala Village

Sala is a mid sized village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,758, made up of 893 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.94 hectares hectares.

Sala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 490.94 hectares
Population 1,758
Male Population 893
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sala compares

By the 2011 count Sala is the 43rd largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 490.94 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Sala

Sala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sala from other places

Sala lies about 58 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sanawad, about 4.6 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 town Sanāwad 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Sanawad 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 13 km
District headquarters Khargone 58 km

Villages closest to Sala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barwaha 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 1,758. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Sala village has 893 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sala has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Sala covers 490.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sala falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sala is Sanawad, about 4.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sala.

Sala is about 58 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sala is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Sanāwad is about 4.1 km away. Sanawad is about 4.6 km away. Barwaha is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakalgaon (1.7 km), Dhankalan (1.7 km) and Rampura (2.5 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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