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About Salera Village

Salera is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,394, made up of 706 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salera village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314030
Area (hectares) 396.15 hectares
Population 1,394
Male Population 706
Female Population 688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salera compares

By the 2011 count Salera is the 77th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 396.15 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Salera

Salera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salera as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Salera from other places

Salera lies about 28 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Bhavnath, about 20 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
Nearest railway station Shri Bhavnath 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 28 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 28 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 28 km

Villages closest to Salera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simalwara 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 1,394. That makes it the 77th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Salera village has 706 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salera has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Salera is 314030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salera covers 396.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salera falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Salera is Shri Bhavnath, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salera.

Salera is about 28 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salera is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Shri Bhavnath is about 20 km away. Simalwara is about 28 km away. Dungarpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandela (2.9 km), Mali (6.5 km) and Ganderi (8.3 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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