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About R F Saloh Village

R F Saloh is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 79 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

R F Saloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for R F Saloh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 79
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How R F Saloh compares

By the 2011 count R F Saloh is the 153rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to R F Saloh

R F Saloh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for R F Saloh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 R F Saloh from other places

R F Saloh lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 R F Saloh
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 10 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to R F Saloh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah 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 R F Saloh

As per the Census of India 2011, R F Saloh village had a population of 151. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

R F Saloh village has 79 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, R F Saloh has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for R F Saloh is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

R F Saloh covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

R F Saloh falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to R F Saloh is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for R F Saloh.

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

R F Saloh is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 10 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alwas (under 2 km), D P F Bhalun (under 2 km) and D P F Halai (under 2 km).

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

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