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About Salve Village

Salve is one of the larger villages in Dharangaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,779, made up of 2,950 males and 2,829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 973.76 hectares hectares.

Salve Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salve village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Dharangaon
Area (hectares) 973.76 hectares
Population 5,779
Male Population 2,950
Female Population 2,829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salve compares

By the 2011 count Salve is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 973.76 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Salve

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

Salve lies about 33 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhone, about 8.2 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 Salve
Tehsil headquarters Dharangaon 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhone 8.2 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 33 km

Villages closest to Salve

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salve village had a population of 5,779. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Salve village has 2,950 males and 2,829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salve has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Salve covers 973.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salve falls under Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salve is Bhone, about 8.2 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 village for Salve.

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

Salve is in Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Dharangaon is about 7.8 km away. Bhone is about 8.2 km away. Jalgaon 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 Nishane Bk (1.6 km), Nishane Kh (1.6 km) and Gondegaon (2.2 km).

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

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