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About Salaitola Village

Salaitola is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 259 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaitola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 442902
Area (hectares) 186.16 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 259
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 70th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 186.16 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Salaitola

Salaitola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salaitola as Available within 5 - 10 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 33 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dhanoli, about 5.6 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
Nearest railway station Dhanoli 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 7.9 km
District headquarters Gondiya 33 km
Nearest town Gondiā 33 km

Villages closest to Salaitola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salekasa 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 526. That makes it the 70th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Salaitola village has 259 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaitola has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Salaitola is 442902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaitola covers 186.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaitola falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salaitola is Dhanoli, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salaitola.

Salaitola is about 33 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaitola is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Dhanoli is about 5.6 km away. Salekasa is about 7.9 km away. Gondiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhitola (under 2 km), Durgutola (under 2 km) and Bhajiyadand (1.7 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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