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About Salakhedi Village

Salakhedi is a small village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 219 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.62 hectares hectares.

Salakhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salakhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 156.62 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 219
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salakhedi compares

By the 2011 count Salakhedi is the 81st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 156.62 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Salakhedi

The census records public bus service for Salakhedi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salakhedi from other places

Salakhedi lies about 60 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Luni Richha, about 2.3 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 Salakhedi
Nearest railway station Luni Richha 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Alot 12 km
District headquarters Ratlam 60 km

Villages closest to Salakhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salakhedi village had a population of 435. That makes it the 81st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Salakhedi village has 219 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salakhedi has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Salakhedi covers 156.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salakhedi falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salakhedi is Luni Richha, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Salakhedi.

Salakhedi is about 60 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salakhedi is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Luni Richha is about 2.3 km away. Alot is about 12 km away. Ratlam is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhapri (under 2 km), Sundarpura (under 2 km) and Arwalya Solanky (2.0 km).

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

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