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About Salegaon Village

Salegaon is a large village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,424, made up of 1,765 males and 1,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1909 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431123
Area (hectares) 1909 hectares
Population 3,424
Male Population 1,765
Female Population 1,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salegaon compares

By the 2011 count Salegaon is the 12th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 1909 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Salegaon

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

Salegaon lies about 48 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, about 32 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 Salegaon
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 32 km
District headquarters Bid 48 km

Villages closest to Salegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salegaon village had a population of 3,424. That makes it the 12th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Salegaon village has 1,765 males and 1,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salegaon has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Salegaon is 431123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salegaon covers 1909 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salegaon falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salegaon is Kalamb Road, about 32 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 - 10 km distance for Salegaon.

Salegaon is about 48 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salegaon is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kaij is about 6.4 km away. Kalamb Road is about 32 km away. Bid is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shelgaon Ganji (2.3 km), Bobdewadi (3.3 km) and Satephalwadi (3.4 km).

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

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