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About Salamabad Dachhna Village

Salamabad Dachhna is a large village in Boniyar tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,605, made up of 1,882 males and 1,723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 797.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salamabad Dachhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salamabad Dachhna village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Boniyar
Pincode 193122
Area (hectares) 797.2 hectares
Population 3,605
Male Population 1,882
Female Population 1,723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salamabad Dachhna compares

By the 2011 count Salamabad Dachhna is the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 797.2 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Salamabad Dachhna

Salamabad Dachhna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salamabad Dachhna as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Salamabad Dachhna from other places

Salamabad Dachhna lies about 32 km from Baramula. 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 Salamabad Dachhna
Tehsil headquarters Boniyar 32 km
District headquarters Baramula 32 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 32 km

Villages closest to Salamabad Dachhna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boniyar 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 Salamabad Dachhna

As per the Census of India 2011, Salamabad Dachhna village had a population of 3,605. That makes it the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Salamabad Dachhna village has 1,882 males and 1,723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salamabad Dachhna has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Salamabad Dachhna is 193122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salamabad Dachhna covers 797.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salamabad Dachhna falls under Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Salamabad Dachhna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salamabad Dachhna.

Salamabad Dachhna is about 32 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salamabad Dachhna is in Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district. Boniyar is about 32 km away. Baramula is about 32 km away. Bāramūla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandi Brahmanan (3.5 km), Dudaran (7.4 km) and Mahura (8.0 km).

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

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