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About Salan Village

Salan is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 34 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 34
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Salan compares

By the 2011 count Salan is the 114th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Salan

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

Salan lies about 15 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 2.6 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 Salan
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 2.6 km
Nearest town Shimla 9.1 km
District headquarters Solan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 18 km

Villages closest to Salan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salan village had a population of 69. That makes it the 114th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Salan village has 34 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salan has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Salan is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salan covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salan falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salan is Shoghi railway station, about 2.6 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 Salan.

Salan is about 15 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salan is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Shoghi railway station is about 2.6 km away. Shimla is about 9.1 km away. Solan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daonta (3.0 km), Tikar Jabal (3.5 km) and Bishanpur (4.5 km).

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

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