About Salagaon Village

Salagaon is a large village in Choudwar tehsil, in the district of Cuttack, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,561, made up of 1,321 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salagaon village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Cuttack
Tehsil	Choudwar
Pincode	754025
Area (hectares)	318 hectares
Population	2,561
Male Population	1,321
Female Population	1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salagaon compares

By the 2011 count Salagaon is the 4th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Salagaon

Salagaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salagaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salagaon from other places

Salagaon lies about 12 km from Cuttack, and the nearest railway station is Nergundi Junction, about 2.9 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 Salagaon
Nearest railway station	Nergundi Junction	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Choudwar	7.1 km
District headquarters	Cuttack	12 km

Villages closest to Salagaon

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

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Common questions about Salagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Salagaon village had a population of 2,561. That makes it the 4th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Salagaon village has 1,321 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salagaon has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Salagaon is 754025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salagaon covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salagaon falls under Choudwar tehsil of Cuttack district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Salagaon is Nergundi Junction, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Salagaon is about 12 km from Cuttack in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salagaon is in Choudwar tehsil of Cuttack district. Nergundi Junction is about 2.9 km away. Choudwar is about 7.1 km away. Cuttack is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.