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About Salghun Hira Village

Salghun Hira is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 40 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salghun Hira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salghun Hira village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176108
Area (hectares) 26.66 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 40
Female Population 45
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 Salghun Hira compares

By the 2011 count Salghun Hira is the 122nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 26.66 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Salghun Hira

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

Salghun Hira lies about 13 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 31 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 Salghun Hira
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 5.9 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 31 km
Nearest town Mandi 45 km

Villages closest to Salghun Hira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Salghun Hira

As per the Census of India 2011, Salghun Hira village had a population of 85. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Salghun Hira village has 40 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salghun Hira has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Salghun Hira is 176108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salghun Hira covers 26.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salghun Hira falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salghun Hira is Panchrukhi, about 31 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 Salghun Hira.

Salghun Hira is about 13 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salghun Hira is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 5.9 km away. Hamirpur is about 13 km away. Panchrukhi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salghun Lachho (under 2 km), Bhog (under 2 km) and Salghun Ghantha (under 2 km).

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

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