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About Salera Village

Salera is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 38 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176123
Area (hectares) 38.49 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 38
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
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 Salera compares

By the 2011 count Salera is the 175th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 38.49 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Salera

Salera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salera 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 Salera from other places

Salera lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, 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 Salera
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Salera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salera village had a population of 84. That makes it the 175th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Salera village has 38 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salera has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Salera is 176123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salera covers 38.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salera falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salera is Buffer Stop, 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 Salera.

Salera is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salera is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 15 km away. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aall (under 2 km), Balh (under 2 km) and Bhalyandra (under 2 km).

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

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