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About Salehr Village

Salehr is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 168 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 94.34 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 168
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 Salehr compares

By the 2011 count Salehr is the 123rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 94.34 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1082.

Getting to Salehr

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

Salehr lies about 29 km from Kangra, 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 Salehr
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Talwāra 39 km

Villages closest to Salehr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Salehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Salehr village had a population of 350. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Salehr village has 168 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salehr has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Salehr is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salehr covers 94.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salehr falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Salehr is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salehr is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 7.8 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhardu (under 2 km), Kaseti (1.7 km) and Padehr (2.9 km).

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

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