About Salihar Village

Salihar is a mid sized village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 541 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salihar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176031
Area (hectares)	296.96 hectares
Population	1,052
Male Population	541
Female Population	511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salihar compares

By the 2011 count Salihar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 296.96 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Salihar

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

Salihar lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Salihar
Nearest railway station	Koparlahar	8.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	23 km

Villages closest to Salihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salihar village had a population of 1,052. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Salihar village has 541 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salihar has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Salihar covers 296.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salihar falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salihar is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Salihar.

Salihar is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salihar is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Khundian is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.