About Salwan Village

Salwan is one of the larger villages in Assandh tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,594, made up of 9,776 males and 8,818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwan village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Karnal
Tehsil	Assandh
Pincode	132046
Area (hectares)	4198 hectares
Population	18,594
Male Population	9,776
Female Population	8,818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salwan compares

By the 2011 count Salwan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents. Its 4198 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Salwan

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

Salwan lies about 33 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Karsindhu, about 13 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 Salwan
Tehsil headquarters	Assandh	11 km
Nearest town	Āsandh	11 km
Nearest railway station	Karsindhu	13 km
District headquarters	Karnal	33 km

Villages closest to Salwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwan village had a population of 18,594. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents.

Salwan village has 9,776 males and 8,818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwan has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Salwan is 132046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salwan covers 4198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salwan falls under Assandh tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Salwan is Karsindhu, about 13 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 village for Salwan.

Salwan is about 33 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salwan is in Assandh tehsil of Karnal district. Assandh is about 11 km away. Āsandh is about 11 km away. Karsindhu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.