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About Salori Village

Salori is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 128 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176308
Area (hectares) 107.6 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 128
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Salori compares

By the 2011 count Salori is the 47th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 107.6 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Salori

Salori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salori 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 Salori from other places

Salori lies about 11 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, 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 Salori
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 3.4 km
District headquarters Chamba 11 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 42 km

Villages closest to Salori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salori village had a population of 244. That makes it the 47th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Salori village has 128 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salori has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Salori is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salori covers 107.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salori falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salori is Nurpur Road, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salori.

Salori is about 11 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salori is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 3.4 km away. Chamba is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road 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 Dughar (1.8 km), Andral (1.9 km) and Karwal (1.9 km).

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

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