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About Saltar Village

Saltar is a small village in Mulshi tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 92 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saltar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saltar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Mulshi
Pincode 412108
Area (hectares) 803 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 92
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Saltar compares

By the 2011 count Saltar is the 119th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents. Its 803 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 979.

Getting to Saltar

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

Saltar lies about 53 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Khandala, about 19 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 Saltar
Tehsil headquarters Mulshi 19 km
Nearest railway station Khandala 19 km
Nearest town Lonavla 20 km
District headquarters Pune 53 km

Villages closest to Saltar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltar village had a population of 189. That makes it the 119th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents.

Saltar village has 92 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltar has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Saltar is 412108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saltar covers 803 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saltar falls under Mulshi tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saltar is Khandala, about 19 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 Saltar.

Saltar is about 53 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saltar is in Mulshi tehsil of Pune district. Mulshi is about 19 km away. Khandala is about 19 km away. Lonavla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majgaon (2.2 km), Ambavane (4.1 km) and Bhambarde (4.2 km).

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

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