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About Salhe Village

Salhe is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 117 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.47 hectares hectares.

Salhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 242.47 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 117
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhe compares

By the 2011 count Salhe is the 54th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 242.47 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1056.

Getting to Salhe

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

Salhe lies about 78 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 44 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 Salhe
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 44 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 53 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 78 km

Villages closest to Salhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhe village had a population of 250. That makes it the 54th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Salhe village has 117 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhe has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Salhe covers 242.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salhe falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salhe is Dewalgaon, about 44 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 10+ km distance for Salhe.

Salhe is about 78 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhe is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 2.4 km away. Dewalgaon is about 44 km away. Desāīganj is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phakanabhatti (under 2 km), Bhuryaldand (1.6 km) and Nawargaon (1.7 km).

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

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