About Salhana Village

Salhana is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 131 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,237 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Indora
Pincode	176022
Area (hectares)	66.54 hectares
Population	293
Male Population	131
Female Population	162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,237
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhana compares

By the 2011 count Salhana is the 73rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 66.54 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Salhana

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

Salhana lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 10 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 Salhana
Nearest railway station	Talara	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Indora	11 km
Nearest town	Mamun	19 km
District headquarters	Kangra	40 km

Villages closest to Salhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhana village had a population of 293. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Salhana village has 131 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhana has about 1237 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Salhana is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhana covers 66.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salhana falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salhana is Talara, about 10 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 Salhana.

Salhana is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhana is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 10 km away. Indora is about 11 km away. Mamun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.