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About Salana Village

Salana is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 113 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 113
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Salana compares

By the 2011 count Salana is the 136th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Salana

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

Salana lies about 53 km from Mandi. 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 Salana
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 7.9 km
Nearest town Shimla 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 53 km

Villages closest to Salana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salana village had a population of 226. That makes it the 136th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Salana village has 113 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salana has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Salana is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salana covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salana falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Salana is about 53 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salana is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 7.9 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Salana Dhagoh (under 2 km), Kanda (under 2 km) and Kunthari (under 2 km).

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

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