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About Salwan Village

Salwan is a small village in Bavda tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 105 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares.

Salwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bavda
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 105
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Salwan compares

By the 2011 count Salwan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Salwan

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

Salwan lies about 28 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Salwan
Tehsil headquarters Bavda 21 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 27 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 28 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 28 km

Villages closest to Salwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwan village had a population of 197. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Salwan village has 105 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwan has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Salwan covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salwan falls under Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salwan is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Salwan.

Salwan is about 28 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salwan is in Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bavda is about 21 km away. Shahuwadi is about 27 km away. Kolhapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nivade (under 2 km), Tisangi (under 2 km) and Margewadi (2.2 km).

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

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