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About Salahka Village

Salahka is a mid sized village in Taoru tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,338, made up of 722 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 122105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salahka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salahka village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Mewat
Tehsil Taoru
Pincode 122105
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 1,338
Male Population 722
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salahka compares

By the 2011 count Salahka is the 43rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Salahka

Salahka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Salahka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salahka from other places

Salahka lies about 10 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Patli, about 26 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 Salahka
Tehsil headquarters Taoru 4.0 km
Nearest town Tāoru 4.0 km
District headquarters Mewat 10 km
Nearest railway station Patli 26 km

Villages closest to Salahka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salahka village had a population of 1,338. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Salahka village has 722 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salahka has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Salahka is 122105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salahka covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salahka falls under Taoru tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Salahka is Patli, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salahka.

Salahka is about 10 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salahka is in Taoru tehsil of Mewat district. Taoru is about 4.0 km away. Tāoru is about 4.0 km away. Mewat is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malahka (under 2 km), Deengarheri (1.7 km) and Raheri (1.7 km).

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

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