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About Saleta Village

Saleta is a mid sized village in Thanagazi tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,494, made up of 785 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saleta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saleta village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Thanagazi
Pincode 301022
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 1,494
Male Population 785
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saleta compares

By the 2011 count Saleta is the 56th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Saleta

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

Saleta lies about 16 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramgarh, about 2.6 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 Saleta
Nearest railway station Ramgarh 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanagazi 16 km
District headquarters Alwar 16 km

Villages closest to Saleta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saleta village had a population of 1,494. That makes it the 56th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents.

Saleta village has 785 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saleta has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Saleta is 301022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saleta covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saleta falls under Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Saleta is Ramgarh, about 2.6 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 village for Saleta.

Saleta is about 16 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saleta is in Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district. Ramgarh is about 2.6 km away. Thanagazi is about 16 km away. Alwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Bani (6.6 km), Agar (7.7 km) and Garhi (12 km).

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

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