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About Salari Village

Salari is a mid sized village in Dirang tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 239 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,381 females per 1000 males.

Salari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salari village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Dirang
Population 569
Male Population 239
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,381
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 Salari compares

By the 2011 count Salari is the 6th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Salari

Salari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salari 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 Salari from other places

Salari lies about 7.2 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 42 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 Salari
District headquarters West Kameng 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dirang 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 42 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 70 km

Villages closest to Salari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salari village had a population of 569. That makes it the 6th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Salari village has 239 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salari has about 1381 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Salari falls under Dirang tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salari is Bhalukpong, about 42 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 Salari.

Salari is about 7.2 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salari is in Dirang tehsil of West Kameng district. West Kameng is about 7.2 km away. Dirang is about 17 km away. Bhalukpong is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khoitam (4.6 km), 5 Mile Village (6.0 km) and 6 Mile Village (6.0 km).

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

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