About Salna Village

Salna is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 126 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171206
Area (hectares)	720 hectares
Population	253
Male Population	126
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salna compares

By the 2011 count Salna is the 59th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 720 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Salna

Salna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salna as Available within 5 - 10 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 Salna from other places

Salna lies about 63 km from Shimla. 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 Salna
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	63 km

Villages closest to Salna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salna village had a population of 253. That makes it the 59th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Salna village has 126 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salna has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Salna is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salna covers 720 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salna falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Salna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salna.

Salna is about 63 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salna is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.