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About Sala Barru Village

Sala Barru is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 379 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.06 hectares hectares.

Sala Barru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sala Barru village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 608.06 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 379
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sala Barru compares

By the 2011 count Sala Barru is the 45th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 608.06 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sala Barru

Sala Barru is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sala Barru as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sala Barru from other places

Sala Barru lies about 97 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 42 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 Barru
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 30 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 32 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 42 km
District headquarters Raisen 97 km

Villages closest to Sala Barru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sala Barru village had a population of 747. That makes it the 45th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Sala Barru village has 379 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sala Barru has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Sala Barru covers 608.06 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.

Sala Barru falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sala Barru is Gadarwara, about 42 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 10+ km distance for Sala Barru.

Sala Barru is about 97 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sala Barru is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 30 km away. Deori Khās is about 32 km away. Gadarwara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Johar (1.6 km), Ponar (2.5 km) and Nibhora (3.3 km).

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

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