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About Saliohat Village

Saliohat is a large village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,032, made up of 1,053 males and 979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1506.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saliohat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saliohat village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181141
Area (hectares) 1506.3 hectares
Population 2,032
Male Population 1,053
Female Population 979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saliohat compares

By the 2011 count Saliohat is the 20th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 1506.3 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Saliohat

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

Saliohat lies about 26 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 8.9 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 Saliohat
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 8.9 km
Nearest town Akhnūr 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 26 km
District headquarters Jammu 26 km

Villages closest to Saliohat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saliohat village had a population of 2,032. That makes it the 20th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Saliohat village has 1,053 males and 979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saliohat has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Saliohat is 181141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saliohat covers 1506.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saliohat falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Saliohat is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 8.9 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 Saliohat.

Saliohat is about 26 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saliohat is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 8.9 km away. Akhnūr is about 13 km away. Akhnoor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangali (under 2 km), Nore (4.4 km) and Maira (4.8 km).

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

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