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About Salya Village

Salya is a small village in Mandal tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 190 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,295 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Mandal
Pincode 311301
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 190
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,295
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salya compares

By the 2011 count Salya is the 162nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Salya

Salya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salya from other places

Salya lies about 9.3 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Mandpiya, about 2.7 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 Salya
Nearest railway station Mandpiya 2.7 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandal 22 km

Villages closest to Salya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salya village had a population of 436. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Salya village has 190 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salya has about 1295 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Salya is 311301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salya covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salya falls under Mandal tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Salya is Mandpiya, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Salya.

Salya is about 9.3 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salya is in Mandal tehsil of Bhilwara district. Mandpiya is about 2.7 km away. Bhilwara is about 9.3 km away. Mandal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atholiya (2.4 km), Kacholiya (2.4 km) and Sabal Pura (3.7 km).

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

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