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About Salri Village

Salri is a mid sized village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 287 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.87 hectares hectares.

Salri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Shamgarh
Area (hectares) 480.87 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 287
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salri compares

By the 2011 count Salri is the 68th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 480.87 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Salri

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

Salri lies about 44 km from Mandsaur. 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 Salri
Tehsil headquarters Shamgarh 16 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 16 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 44 km

Villages closest to Salri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salri village had a population of 557. That makes it the 68th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Salri village has 287 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salri has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Salri covers 480.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salri falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Salri notes the nearest railway station 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 Salri.

Salri is about 44 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salri is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Shamgarh is about 16 km away. Shāmgarh is about 16 km away. Mandsaur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandwasa (2.0 km), Kherkhedi (2.4 km) and Agar (3.2 km).

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

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