About Salaher Village

Salaher is a large village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,941, made up of 2,560 males and 2,381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaher village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode	181111
Area (hectares)	620 hectares
Population	4,941
Male Population	2,560
Female Population	2,381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaher compares

By the 2011 count Salaher is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 620 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Salaher

Salaher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salaher as Available within 5 - 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 Salaher from other places

Salaher lies about 24 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 Salaher
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	16 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranbir Singh Pora	24 km
District headquarters	Jammu	24 km

Villages closest to Salaher

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Salaher

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaher village had a population of 4,941. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Salaher village has 2,560 males and 2,381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaher has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Salaher is 181111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaher covers 620 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salaher falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Salaher is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salaher.

Salaher is about 24 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaher is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 16 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 21 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.