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About Salwan Village

Salwan is a small village in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 133 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.22 hectares hectares.

Salwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Sangrampur
Area (hectares) 238.22 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 133
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salwan compares

By the 2011 count Salwan is the 85th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 238.22 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Salwan

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

How far is Salwan from other places

Salwan lies about 94 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Wan Road, about 7.0 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 Salwan
Nearest railway station Wan Road 7.0 km
Nearest town Telhāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangrampur 18 km
District headquarters Buldana 94 km

Villages closest to Salwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwan village had a population of 274. That makes it the 85th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Salwan village has 133 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwan has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Salwan covers 238.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salwan falls under Sangrampur tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salwan is Wan Road, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance for Salwan.

Salwan is about 94 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salwan is in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldana district. Wan Road is about 7.0 km away. Telhāra is about 18 km away. Sangrampur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamod (2.0 km), Pingli Bk (3.0 km) and Pingli Kh (3.0 km).

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

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