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About Salpi Village

Salpi is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 270 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.65 hectares hectares.

Salpi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salpi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 228.65 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 270
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salpi compares

By the 2011 count Salpi is the 87th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 228.65 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Salpi

Salpi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salpi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salpi from other places

Salpi lies about 28 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 14 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 Salpi
Nearest railway station Lohagad 14 km
Nearest town Umbri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 28 km
District headquarters Akola 28 km

Villages closest to Salpi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salpi village had a population of 523. That makes it the 87th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Salpi village has 270 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salpi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Salpi covers 228.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salpi falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salpi is Lohagad, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salpi.

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

Salpi is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about 14 km away. Umbri is about 26 km away. Barshitakli 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 Walapi (under 2 km), Shelu Kh (under 2 km) and Shelu Bk (1.8 km).

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

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