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About Saliwada Village

Saliwada is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 422 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.29 hectares hectares.

Saliwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saliwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 312.29 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 422
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saliwada compares

By the 2011 count Saliwada is the 84th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 312.29 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Saliwada

Saliwada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saliwada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saliwada from other places

Saliwada lies about 80 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Bargi, about 14 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 Saliwada
Tehsil headquarters Ghughari 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Bargi 14 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 26 km
District headquarters Mandla 80 km

Villages closest to Saliwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saliwada village had a population of 859. That makes it the 84th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Saliwada village has 422 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saliwada has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Saliwada covers 312.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saliwada falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saliwada is Bargi, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saliwada.

Saliwada is about 80 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saliwada is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Ghughari is about 5.4 km away. Bargi is about 14 km away. Gotegaon is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sailwara (under 2 km), Kisli (2.6 km) and Amjhar (3.3 km).

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

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