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About Salyund Village

Salyund is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 16 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salyund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salyund village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 22.12 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 16
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
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 Salyund compares

By the 2011 count Salyund is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 22.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Salyund

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

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

Villages closest to Salyund

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 Salyund

As per the Census of India 2011, Salyund village had a population of 34. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Salyund village has 16 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salyund has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Salyund is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salyund covers 22.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

Salyund 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.

Salyund 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 Salyund today is likely to be higher.

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