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About Salli Village

Salli is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 415 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 415
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salli compares

By the 2011 count Salli is the 21st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 132 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 1046.

Getting to Salli

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

Salli lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 22 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 Salli
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 9.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 11 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km

Villages closest to Salli

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 Salli

As per the Census of India 2011, Salli village had a population of 820. That makes it the 21st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Salli village has 415 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salli has about 976 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 1046.

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

Salli covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Salli is Kangra Mandir, about 22 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 Salli.

Salli is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salli is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 9.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 11 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanol (under 2 km), Chakban Duli (2.9 km) and Duli (2.9 km).

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

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