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About Saltek Village

Saltek is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 343 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859 hectares hectares.

Saltek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saltek village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Area (hectares) 859 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 343
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Saltek compares

By the 2011 count Saltek is the 192nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 859 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Saltek

Saltek is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saltek 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 Saltek from other places

Saltek lies about 54 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Bhadwad, about 34 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 Saltek
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Bhadwad 34 km
District headquarters Dhule 54 km

Villages closest to Saltek

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltek village had a population of 658. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Saltek village has 343 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltek has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Saltek covers 859 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saltek falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saltek is Bhadwad, about 34 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 Saltek.

Saltek is about 54 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saltek is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 9.0 km away. Bhadwad is about 34 km away. Dhule is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perejpur (3.6 km), Khudane (4.5 km) and Domkani (4.9 km).

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

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