About Salhewal Village

Salhewal is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 525 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhewal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	817
Male Population	525
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	556
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhewal compares

By the 2011 count Salhewal is the 31st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Salhewal

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

Salhewal lies about 43 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 9.8 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 Salhewal
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Ghanauli	9.8 km
Nearest town	Baddi	14 km
District headquarters	Solan	43 km

Villages closest to Salhewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhewal village had a population of 817. That makes it the 31st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Salhewal village has 525 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhewal has about 556 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Salhewal is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhewal covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salhewal falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salhewal is Ghanauli, about 9.8 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 Salhewal.

Salhewal is about 43 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhewal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 3.5 km away. Ghanauli is about 9.8 km away. Baddi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.