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About Salawkra Village

Salawkra is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 64 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salawkra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salawkra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171205
Area (hectares) 31.97 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 64
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salawkra compares

By the 2011 count Salawkra is the 95th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 31.97 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 971.

Getting to Salawkra

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

Salawkra lies about 26 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 Salawkra
District headquarters Shimla 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 34 km

Villages closest to Salawkra

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.

Common questions about Salawkra

As per the Census of India 2011, Salawkra village had a population of 122. That makes it the 95th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Salawkra village has 64 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salawkra has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Salawkra is 171205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salawkra covers 31.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Salawkra notes the nearest railway station 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 Salawkra.

Salawkra is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salawkra is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 26 km away. Jubbal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagali Shasan (2.7 km), Shelapani (6.9 km) and D P F Jakhala (11 km).

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

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