About Salahar Village

Salahar is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 278 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salahar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Chachyot
Pincode	175029
Area (hectares)	219.99 hectares
Population	552
Male Population	278
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salahar compares

By the 2011 count Salahar is the 33rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 219.99 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Salahar

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

Salahar lies about 23 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Salahar
Tehsil headquarters	Chachyot	5.6 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	16 km
District headquarters	Mandi	23 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	49 km

Villages closest to Salahar

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

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Common questions about Salahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Salahar village had a population of 552. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Salahar village has 278 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salahar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Salahar is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salahar covers 219.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salahar falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salahar is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Salahar.

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

Salahar is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 5.6 km away. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.