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About Salwana Village

Salwana is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 77 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 62.89 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 77
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Salwana compares

By the 2011 count Salwana is the 120th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 62.89 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1046.

Getting to Salwana

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

Salwana lies about 9.4 km from Kangra. 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 Salwana
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 7.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 16 km

Villages closest to Salwana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwana village had a population of 154. That makes it the 120th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Salwana village has 77 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwana has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Salwana is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salwana covers 62.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salwana falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Salwana notes the nearest railway station 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 Salwana.

Salwana is about 9.4 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salwana is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 7.9 km away. Kangra is about 9.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Salwana (under 2 km), Khabal (under 2 km) and Tatwani (under 2 km).

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

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