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About Salehar Village

Salehar is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 51 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176084
Area (hectares) 75.46 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 51
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salehar compares

By the 2011 count Salehar is the 62nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 75.46 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Salehar

Salehar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salehar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Salehar from other places

Salehar lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 Salehar
Tehsil headquarters Thural 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km

Villages closest to Salehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salehar village had a population of 106. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Salehar village has 51 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salehar has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Salehar is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salehar covers 75.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salehar falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salehar is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salehar.

Salehar 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.

Salehar is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about 3.2 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 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 Manjha Uparla (under 2 km), Dagera Khas (under 2 km) and Seras (under 2 km).

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

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