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About Salera Village

Salera is a mid sized village in Sahara tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,938, made up of 963 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1588.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salera village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Sahara
Pincode 311806
Area (hectares) 1588.23 hectares
Population 1,938
Male Population 963
Female Population 975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salera compares

By the 2011 count Salera is the 14th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 1588.23 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Salera

Salera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salera as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Salera from other places

Salera lies about 52 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Lawa Sardargarh, about 18 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 Salera
Tehsil headquarters Sahara 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Lawa Sardargarh 18 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 31 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 52 km

Villages closest to Salera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salera village had a population of 1,938. That makes it the 14th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Salera village has 963 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salera has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Salera is 311806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salera covers 1588.23 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.

Salera falls under Sahara tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Salera is Lawa Sardargarh, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salera.

Salera is about 52 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salera is in Sahara tehsil of Bhilwara district. Sahara is about 9.2 km away. Lawa Sardargarh is about 18 km away. Rājsamand is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaisinghpura (2.9 km), Rooparel (3.0 km) and Gumanpura (3.1 km).

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

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