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About Saili Village

Saili is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 129 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saili village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176310
Area (hectares) 112.5 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 129
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saili compares

By the 2011 count Saili is the 86th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 112.5 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Saili

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

Saili lies about 18 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 52 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 Saili
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 18 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 52 km

Villages closest to Saili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saili village had a population of 253. That makes it the 86th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Saili village has 129 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saili has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Saili is 176310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saili covers 112.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saili falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saili is Nurpur Road, about 52 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 Saili.

Saili is about 18 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saili is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 18 km away. Nurpur Road is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjir (under 2 km), Biana (under 2 km) and Gangla (under 2 km).

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

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