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About Salehr Village

Salehr is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 124 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176066, 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 Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176066
Area (hectares) 44.26 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 124
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salehr compares

By the 2011 count Salehr is the 60th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 44.26 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1107.

Getting to Salehr

Salehr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salehr 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 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 Jawalamukhi 6.0 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 Jawalamukhi 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 255. That makes it the 60th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Salehr village has 124 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salehr has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Salehr is 176066. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salehr covers 44.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salehr falls under Jawalamukhi 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 6.0 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 Panjlehr (under 2 km), Gurehr (under 2 km) and Ghalora (under 2 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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