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About Salga Village

Salga is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 110 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 110
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Salga compares

By the 2011 count Salga is the 31st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1045.

Getting to Salga

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

Salga lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 11 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 Salga
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 11 km
Nearest town Baddi 11 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Salga

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 Salga

As per the Census of India 2011, Salga village had a population of 209. That makes it the 31st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Salga village has 110 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salga has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Salga is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salga covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Salga is Jabli, about 11 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 Salga.

Salga is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salga is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 6.3 km away. Jabli is about 11 km away. Baddi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rawahan (under 2 km), Jangal Serla (under 2 km) and Serla (under 2 km).

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

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