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About Salhegarh Village

Salhegarh is a mid sized village in Chhapara tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 264 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.52 hectares hectares.

Salhegarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhegarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Chhapara
Area (hectares) 226.52 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 264
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
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 Salhegarh compares

By the 2011 count Salhegarh is the 80th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 226.52 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Salhegarh

Salhegarh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salhegarh 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 Salhegarh from other places

Salhegarh lies about 18 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bhoma, about 13 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 Salhegarh
Tehsil headquarters Chhapara 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Bhoma 13 km
District headquarters Seoni 18 km

Villages closest to Salhegarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhegarh village had a population of 573. That makes it the 80th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Salhegarh village has 264 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhegarh has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Salhegarh covers 226.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salhegarh falls under Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salhegarh is Bhoma, about 13 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 Salhegarh.

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

Salhegarh is in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district. Chhapara is about 9.6 km away. Bhoma is about 13 km away. Seoni is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichuwa (4.9 km), Pindrai (4.9 km) and Sarra (8.6 km).

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

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