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About Salehar Village

Salehar is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 98 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.83 hectares hectares.

Salehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Area (hectares) 16.83 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 98
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salehar compares

By the 2011 count Salehar is the 125th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 16.83 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Salehar

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

Salehar lies about 28 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Salehar
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 28 km
Nearest town Talwāra 39 km

Villages closest to Salehar

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.

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Common questions about Salehar

As per the Census of India 2011, Salehar village had a population of 209. That makes it the 125th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Salehar village has 98 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salehar has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Salehar covers 16.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Salehar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Salehar.

Salehar is about 28 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salehar is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 8.0 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Hamirpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dohag (1.6 km), Hadwani (2.6 km) and Sai (2.8 km).

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

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