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About Salva Village

Salva is a large village in Kalamnuri tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,258, made up of 1,152 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salva village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Kalamnuri
Pincode 431702
Area (hectares) 769.9 hectares
Population 2,258
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salva compares

By the 2011 count Salva is the 21st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 769.9 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Salva

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

Salva lies about 27 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Bolda, about 12 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 Salva
Tehsil headquarters Kalamnuri 10 km
Nearest town Kalamnūri 10 km
Nearest railway station Bolda 12 km
District headquarters Hingoli 27 km

Villages closest to Salva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salva village had a population of 2,258. That makes it the 21st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Salva village has 1,152 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salva has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Salva is 431702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salva covers 769.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salva falls under Kalamnuri tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salva is Bolda, about 12 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 Salva.

Salva is about 27 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salva is in Kalamnuri tehsil of Hingoli district. Kalamnuri is about 10 km away. Kalamnūri is about 10 km away. Bolda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belthar (1.5 km), Narwadi (2.0 km) and Yelki (2.8 km).

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

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