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About Saleti Village

Saleti is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 104 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saleti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saleti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177043
Area (hectares) 169.83 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 104
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saleti compares

By the 2011 count Saleti is the 53rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 169.83 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Saleti

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

Saleti lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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 Saleti
Nearest railway station Tripal 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 30 km
Nearest town Talwāra 33 km

Villages closest to Saleti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saleti village had a population of 224. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Saleti village has 104 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saleti has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Saleti is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saleti covers 169.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saleti falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saleti is Tripal, about 19 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Saleti.

Saleti is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saleti is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 19 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Rakkar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahun (2.7 km), Garli (3.6 km) and Garli Khas (3.6 km).

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

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