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About Salhana Village

Salhana is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 66 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,227 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 110.99 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 66
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,227
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 Salhana compares

By the 2011 count Salhana is the 141st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 110.99 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Salhana

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

Salhana lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 18 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 Salhana
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 28 km

Villages closest to Salhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhana village had a population of 147. That makes it the 141st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Salhana village has 66 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhana has about 1227 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Salhana is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhana covers 110.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salhana falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salhana is Buffer Stop, about 18 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 Salhana.

Salhana is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhana is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 18 km away. Padhar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narla (under 2 km), Saned (under 2 km) and Kunnu (1.5 km).

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

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