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About Salri Village

Salri is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 34 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176087
Area (hectares) 22.7 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 34
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,235
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salri compares

By the 2011 count Salri is the 332nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 22.7 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Salri

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

Salri lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 2.1 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 Salri
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 7.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km

Villages closest to Salri

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.

Common questions about Salri

As per the Census of India 2011, Salri village had a population of 76. That makes it the 332nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Salri village has 34 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salri has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Salri is 176087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salri covers 22.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Salri is Palampur Himachal, about 2.1 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 Salri.

Salri is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salri is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about 2.1 km away. Palampur is about 7.3 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maserna (under 2 km), Ramehr (under 2 km) and Sutrehr (under 2 km).

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

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