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About Salpat Village

Salpat is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 81 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salpat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salpat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 36.92 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 81
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salpat compares

By the 2011 count Salpat is the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 36.92 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Salpat

Salpat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salpat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Salpat from other places

Salpat lies about 42 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 72 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 Salpat
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 1.8 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 42 km
Nearest town Chamba 52 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 72 km

Villages closest to Salpat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salpat village had a population of 166. That makes it the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Salpat village has 81 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salpat has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Salpat is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salpat covers 36.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salpat falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salpat is Chamunda Marg, about 72 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 10+ km distance for Salpat.

Salpat is about 42 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salpat is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 1.8 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 42 km away. Chamba is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Salpat (under 2 km), R F Salpat (under 2 km) and D P F Udaipur (1.8 km).

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

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