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About Saloh Village

Saloh is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 174 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saloh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177041
Area (hectares) 67.3 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 174
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Saloh compares

By the 2011 count Saloh is the 56th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 67.3 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Saloh

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

Saloh lies about 43 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 1.5 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 Saloh
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 1.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 35 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 43 km

Villages closest to Saloh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saloh village had a population of 343. That makes it the 56th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Saloh village has 174 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saloh has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Saloh is 177041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saloh covers 67.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saloh falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saloh is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 1.5 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 Saloh.

Saloh is about 43 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saloh is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 1.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 23 km away. Nadaun is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Tarar (3.6 km), Jandli Gujran (8.2 km) and Badhera (8.3 km).

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

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