About Salgar Village

Salgar is one of the larger villages in Akkalkot tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,352, made up of 2,732 males and 2,620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salgar village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Akkalkot
Pincode	413216
Area (hectares)	3145 hectares
Population	5,352
Male Population	2,732
Female Population	2,620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salgar compares

By the 2011 count Salgar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents. Its 3145 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Salgar

Salgar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salgar 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 Rampur, Ramtirth, Ruddewadi and Sadalapur. 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.

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Common questions about Salgar

As per the Census of India 2011, Salgar village had a population of 5,352. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents.

Salgar village has 2,732 males and 2,620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salgar has about 959 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 Salgar is 413216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salgar covers 3145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salgar falls under Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Salgar 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 Salgar.

Salgar is in Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur 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.