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About Salaitola Village

Salaitola is a small village in Gadchiroli tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 27 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.88 hectares hectares.

Salaitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaitola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Gadchiroli
Area (hectares) 363.88 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 27
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
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 Salaitola compares

By the 2011 count Salaitola is the 100th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 363.88 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Salaitola

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

Salaitola lies about 24 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Mul Marora, about 50 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 Salaitola
Tehsil headquarters Gadchiroli 24 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 24 km
Nearest railway station Mul Marora 50 km

Villages closest to Salaitola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaitola village had a population of 48. That makes it the 100th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Salaitola village has 27 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaitola has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Salaitola covers 363.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salaitola falls under Gadchiroli tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salaitola is Mul Marora, about 50 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 Salaitola.

Salaitola is about 24 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaitola is in Gadchiroli tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Gadchiroli is about 24 km away. Garhchiroli is about 24 km away. Mul Marora is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surya Dongari (under 2 km), Benoli (under 2 km) and Potegaon (under 2 km).

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

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