About Salkoh Village

Salkoh is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 140 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkoh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176200
Area (hectares)	64.99 hectares
Population	276
Male Population	140
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salkoh compares

By the 2011 count Salkoh is the 192nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 64.99 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Salkoh

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

Salkoh lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 10 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 Salkoh
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	10 km
Nearest town	Mamun	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	37 km

Villages closest to Salkoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkoh village had a population of 276. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Salkoh village has 140 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkoh has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Salkoh is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkoh covers 64.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salkoh falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salkoh is Talara, about 10 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 Salkoh.

Salkoh is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salkoh is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 8.4 km away. Talara is about 10 km away. Mamun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.