About Salan Village

Salan is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 293 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176085, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176085
Area (hectares)	47.11 hectares
Population	602
Male Population	293
Female Population	309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Salan compares

By the 2011 count Salan is the 88th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 47.11 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Salan

Salan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Salan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salan from other places

Salan lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 14 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 Salan
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	34 km

Villages closest to Salan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salan village had a population of 602. That makes it the 88th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Salan village has 293 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salan has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Salan is 176085. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salan covers 47.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salan falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salan is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Salan.

Salan is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salan is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 14 km away. Palampur is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.