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About Salladi Village

Salladi is a small village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 246 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salladi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salladi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184202
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 246
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salladi compares

By the 2011 count Salladi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Salladi

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

Salladi lies about 40 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Salladi
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 14 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
District headquarters Kathua 40 km

Villages closest to Salladi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salladi village had a population of 474. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Salladi village has 246 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salladi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Salladi is 184202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salladi covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salladi falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Salladi is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Salladi.

Salladi is about 40 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salladi is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 14 km away. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athyalta (under 2 km), Jandrayali (under 2 km) and Nagaali (under 2 km).

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

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