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About Salewada Village

Salewada is a small village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 198 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.12 hectares hectares.

Salewada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salewada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Area (hectares) 379.12 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 198
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salewada compares

By the 2011 count Salewada is the 84th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 379.12 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Salewada

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

Salewada lies about 26 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 29 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 Salewada
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 19 km
Nearest town Pawni 19 km
District headquarters Bhandara 26 km
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 29 km

Villages closest to Salewada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salewada village had a population of 388. That makes it the 84th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Salewada village has 198 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salewada has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Salewada covers 379.12 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.

Salewada falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salewada is Bhiwapur, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Salewada.

Salewada is about 26 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salewada is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 19 km away. Pawni is about 19 km away. Bhandara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesalapuri (1.6 km), Chakara (3.0 km) and Kesalwada (3.2 km).

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

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