About Salek Village

Salek is a small village in Palin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 39 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,385 females per 1000 males.

Salek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salek village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Kurung Kumey
Tehsil	Palin
Population	93
Male Population	39
Female Population	54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,385
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salek compares

By the 2011 count Salek is the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 141 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Salek

Salek is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salek as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Salek from other places

Salek lies about 24 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 68 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 Salek
Tehsil headquarters	Palin	6.7 km
District headquarters	Kurung Kumey	24 km
Nearest railway station	Siajuli	68 km
Nearest town	Naharlagun	72 km

Villages closest to Salek

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

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Common questions about Salek

As per the Census of India 2011, Salek village had a population of 93. That makes it the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 141 residents.

Salek village has 39 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salek has about 1385 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Salek falls under Palin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salek is Siajuli, about 68 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 10+ km distance for Salek.

Salek is about 24 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salek is in Palin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Palin is about 6.7 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 24 km away. Siajuli is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.