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About Saliwada Village

Saliwada is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 92 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.15 hectares hectares.

Saliwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saliwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 233.15 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 92
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 772
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saliwada compares

By the 2011 count Saliwada is the 153rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 233.15 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Saliwada

Saliwada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saliwada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 51 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 49 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 Gairatganj 8.8 km
Nearest town Begamganj 28 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 49 km
District headquarters Raisen 51 km

Villages closest to Saliwada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairatganj 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 163. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Saliwada village has 92 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saliwada has about 772 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Saliwada covers 233.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saliwada falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saliwada is Sorai, about 49 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saliwada.

Saliwada is about 51 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saliwada is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 8.8 km away. Begamganj is about 28 km away. Sorai is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kitora (under 2 km), Panjhirpa (under 2 km) and Jamuniya Kalan (under 2 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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