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About Salosh Village

Salosh is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 128 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salosh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salosh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 128
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salosh compares

By the 2011 count Salosh is the 58th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Salosh

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

Salosh lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 45 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 Salosh
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 21 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 45 km

Villages closest to Salosh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salosh village had a population of 244. That makes it the 58th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Salosh village has 128 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salosh has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Salosh is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salosh covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salosh falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salosh is Buffer Stop, about 45 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 - 10 km distance for Salosh.

Salosh is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salosh is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Buffer Stop is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saral (under 2 km), Bhali Batari (under 2 km) and Brata (under 2 km).

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

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