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About Salel Village

Salel is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 325 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715 hectares hectares.

Salel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 715 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 325
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salel compares

By the 2011 count Salel is the 58th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 715 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Salel

Salel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salel as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Poip, Ramgad, Rathivade and Revandi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Salel

As per the Census of India 2011, Salel village had a population of 626. That makes it the 58th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Salel village has 325 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salel has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Salel covers 715 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salel falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Salel notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salel.

Salel is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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