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About Saluhi Village

Saluhi is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 145 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saluhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saluhi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177034
Area (hectares) 82.76 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 145
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saluhi compares

By the 2011 count Saluhi is the 38th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 82.76 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Saluhi

Saluhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saluhi 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. The nearest villages by name are Riana Palatiyan, Sadwan, Sai and Salangari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Saluhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Saluhi village had a population of 289. That makes it the 38th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Saluhi village has 145 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saluhi has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Saluhi is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saluhi covers 82.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Saluhi notes the nearest railway station 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 Saluhi.

Saluhi is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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