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About Salwaniya Village

Salwaniya is a small village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 233 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares.

Salwaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwaniya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 233
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salwaniya compares

By the 2011 count Salwaniya is the 94th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Salwaniya

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

Salwaniya lies about 28 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Namli, about 24 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 Salwaniya
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 10 km
Nearest railway station Namli 24 km
District headquarters Ratlam 28 km
Nearest town Ratlām 28 km

Villages closest to Salwaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwaniya village had a population of 451. That makes it the 94th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Salwaniya village has 233 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwaniya has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Salwaniya covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salwaniya falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salwaniya is Namli, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salwaniya.

Salwaniya is about 28 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salwaniya is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 10 km away. Namli is about 24 km away. Ratlam is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandariya (under 2 km), Mahigaon (under 2 km) and Vanpura (under 2 km).

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

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