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About Salwan Village

Salwan is a mid sized village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 418 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176312
Area (hectares) 94.81 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 418
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salwan compares

By the 2011 count Salwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 94.81 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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 <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 Salwan from other places

Salwan 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 Salwan
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 10 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Salwan

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 Salwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwan village had a population of 889. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Salwan village has 418 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwan has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Salwan is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salwan covers 94.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Salwan 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salwan.

Salwan 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.

Salwan is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni 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 Bharni Bhalka (under 2 km), Dalohi (under 2 km) and Gahal (under 2 km).

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

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