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About Salam Singh Ki Basti Village

Salam Singh Ki Basti is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 369 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 713 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1884.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salam Singh Ki Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salam Singh Ki Basti village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344501
Area (hectares) 1884.16 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 369
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 713
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salam Singh Ki Basti compares

By the 2011 count Salam Singh Ki Basti is the 152nd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 1884.16 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Salam Singh Ki Basti

Salam Singh Ki Basti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salam Singh Ki Basti 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 Salam Singh Ki Basti from other places

Salam Singh Ki Basti lies about 43 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gypsum, about 39 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 Salam Singh Ki Basti
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Gypsum 39 km
District headquarters Barmer 43 km
Nearest town Bārmer 43 km

Villages closest to Salam Singh Ki Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sheo 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 Salam Singh Ki Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Salam Singh Ki Basti village had a population of 632. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Salam Singh Ki Basti village has 369 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salam Singh Ki Basti has about 713 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Salam Singh Ki Basti is 344501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salam Singh Ki Basti covers 1884.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salam Singh Ki Basti falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Salam Singh Ki Basti is Gypsum, about 39 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 Salam Singh Ki Basti.

Salam Singh Ki Basti is about 43 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salam Singh Ki Basti is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 9.6 km away. Gypsum is about 39 km away. Barmer is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwananiyon Ki Dhani (under 2 km), Dhanani Meghwalon Ki Dhani (under 2 km) and Khalife Ki Baori Medusar (under 2 km).

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

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