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About Salahan Village

Salahan is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 53 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 53
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salahan compares

By the 2011 count Salahan is the 88th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Salahan

The census records public bus service for Salahan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salahan from other places

Salahan lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 21 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 Salahan
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 23 km

Villages closest to Salahan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Salahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Salahan village had a population of 105. That makes it the 88th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Salahan village has 53 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salahan has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Salahan is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salahan covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salahan falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salahan is Buffer Stop, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Salahan.

Salahan is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salahan is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 21 km away. Lad Bharol 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 Kuni (2.2 km), Khaddar (5.4 km) and Amaher (6.1 km).

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

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