About Salwana Village

Salwana is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 419 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sundarnagar
Pincode	174401
Area (hectares)	256.28 hectares
Population	829
Male Population	419
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salwana compares

By the 2011 count Salwana is the 32nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 256.28 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Salwana

Salwana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salwana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Salwana from other places

Salwana lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 27 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 Salwana
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarnagar	27 km
District headquarters	Mandi	43 km

Villages closest to Salwana

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

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Common questions about Salwana

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwana village had a population of 829. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Salwana village has 419 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwana has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Salwana is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salwana covers 256.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salwana falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salwana is Summer Hill, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salwana.

Salwana is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salwana is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Summer Hill is about 27 km away. Sundarnagar is about 27 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.