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About Salai Village

Salai is a mid sized village in Seloo tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 392 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.95 hectares hectares.

Salai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Seloo
Area (hectares) 629.95 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 392
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salai compares

By the 2011 count Salai is the 41st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 629.95 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 947.

Getting to Salai

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

Salai lies about 23 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Seloo Road, about 20 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 Salai
Nearest town Pipri 18 km
Nearest railway station Seloo Road 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Seloo 23 km
District headquarters Wardha 23 km

Villages closest to Salai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salai village had a population of 777. That makes it the 41st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Salai village has 392 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salai has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Salai covers 629.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salai falls under Seloo tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salai is Seloo Road, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Salai.

Salai is about 23 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salai is in Seloo tehsil of Wardha district. Pipri is about 18 km away. Seloo Road is about 20 km away. Seloo is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sondi (1.7 km), Amgaon (3.4 km) and Manoli (4.8 km).

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

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