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About Salri Village

Salri is a small village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 137 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares.

Salri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 137
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Salri compares

By the 2011 count Salri is the 155th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 996.

Getting to Salri

Salri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salri 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 Salri from other places

Salri lies about 18 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sinduriya Kachari, about 36 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 Salri
District headquarters Rajgarh 18 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 20 km
Nearest railway station Sinduriya Kachari 36 km

Villages closest to Salri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jirapur 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 257. That makes it the 155th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Salri village has 137 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salri has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Salri covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salri falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salri is Sinduriya Kachari, about 36 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 Salri.

Salri is about 18 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salri is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Rajgarh is about 18 km away. Rājgarh is about 18 km away. Jirapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipura (3.4 km), Binya Khedi (5.9 km) and Jhutia Khedi (5.9 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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