About Saliat Village

Saliat is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 39 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saliat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saliat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	15 hectares
Population	80
Male Population	39
Female Population	41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saliat compares

By the 2011 count Saliat is the 177th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Saliat

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

Saliat lies about 44 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 28 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 Saliat
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	28 km
Nearest town	Shimla	31 km
District headquarters	Solan	44 km

Villages closest to Saliat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saliat village had a population of 80. That makes it the 177th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Saliat village has 39 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saliat has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Saliat is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saliat covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saliat falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saliat is Jutogh, about 28 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 Saliat.

Saliat is about 44 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saliat is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 13 km away. Jutogh is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.