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About Salai Bk Village

Salai Bk is a mid sized village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 367 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.43 hectares hectares.

Salai Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salai Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Area (hectares) 262.43 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 367
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salai Bk compares

By the 2011 count Salai Bk is the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 262.43 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Salai Bk

Salai Bk is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salai Bk as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salai Bk from other places

Salai Bk lies about 44 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 9.8 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 Salai Bk
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 15 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 37 km
District headquarters Bhandara 44 km

Villages closest to Salai Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakoli 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 Salai Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Salai Bk village had a population of 748. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Salai Bk village has 367 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salai Bk has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Salai Bk covers 262.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salai Bk falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salai Bk is Dewalgaon, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salai Bk.

Salai Bk is about 44 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salai Bk is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Dewalgaon is about 9.8 km away. Sakoli is about 15 km away. Desāīganj is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salai (under 2 km), Siregaontola (2.2 km) and Kesalwada (2.3 km).

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

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