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About Salan Village

Salan is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 131 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174311
Area (hectares) 56.34 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 131
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
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 Salan compares

By the 2011 count Salan is the 65th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 56.34 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Salan

Salan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salan 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. The nearest villages by name are Romehera, Ropa Brahmana, Ropa Rajputtan and Ropri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Salan

As per the Census of India 2011, Salan village had a population of 279. That makes it the 65th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Salan village has 131 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salan has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Salan is 174311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salan covers 56.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salan falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Salan notes the nearest railway station 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 Salan.

Salan is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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