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About Saloa Village

Saloa is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 99 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saloa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saloa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176031
Area (hectares) 31.67 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 99
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Saloa compares

By the 2011 count Saloa is the 83rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 31.67 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Saloa

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

Saloa lies about 28 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 Saloa
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 42 km

Villages closest to Saloa

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 Saloa

As per the Census of India 2011, Saloa village had a population of 197. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Saloa village has 99 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saloa has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Saloa is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saloa covers 31.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saloa falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saloa 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 Saloa.

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

Saloa is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 3.7 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Kangra 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 Bah (under 2 km), Bahan Kalan (under 2 km) and Baroya (under 2 km).

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

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