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About Salmanya Village

Salmanya is a large village in Badoda tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,187, made up of 1,160 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2090 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salmanya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salmanya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Badoda
Pincode 476339
Area (hectares) 2090 hectares
Population 2,187
Male Population 1,160
Female Population 1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salmanya compares

By the 2011 count Salmanya is the 5th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 2090 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, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Salmanya

Salmanya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salmanya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Salmanya from other places

Salmanya lies about 18 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 19 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 Salmanya
Tehsil headquarters Badoda 1.5 km
District headquarters Sheopur 18 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 19 km

Villages closest to Salmanya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salmanya village had a population of 2,187. That makes it the 5th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Salmanya village has 1,160 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salmanya has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Salmanya is 476339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salmanya covers 2090 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.

Salmanya falls under Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salmanya is Sheopur Kalan, about 19 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 village for Salmanya.

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

Salmanya is in Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district. Badoda is about 1.5 km away. Sheopur is about 18 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galmanya (under 2 km), Mundla (under 2 km) and Indarpura (2.7 km).

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

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